Northern Theater Command Ground Force

The Northern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Northern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Jinan, Shandong. The current commander is Shi Zhenglu and the current political commissar is Zheng Xuan [zh].

Northern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军北部战区陆军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Active	2016–present
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Garrison/HQ	Jinan, Shandong
Motto(s)	为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors	Red and Green
March	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commanders
Commander	General Shi Zhenglu
Political Comissar	General Zheng Xuan

Northern Theater Command Ground Force
Northern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军北部战区陆军
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍北部戰區陸軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Běibù Zhànqū Lùjūn

History

The Northern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Jinan Military Region and Shenyang Military Region.^[1]

Functional department

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Equipment department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Directly subordinate functional units

• Zhurihe Joint Tactic Training Base
• Taonan Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
• 78th Group Army Hospital [zh]
• PLA Ground Force Third Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
• PLA Ground Force Eighth Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

Directly subordinate combat units

Group army

• 78th Group Army (stationed in Harbin, Heilongjiang)
• 79th Group Army (stationed in Shenyang, Liaoning)
• 80th Group Army (stationed in Weifang, Shandong)

Units directly subordinate to Theater Army HQ

• Fourth Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence （偵察情報第4旅）
• Fourth Brigade of Information Support （信息保障第4旅）
• Fourth Brigade of Electronic Warfare （電子对抗第4旅）
• 321st Brigade of Border Defense（边防第321旅 - MUCD 32104）(stationed in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia)^[2][3]
• 322nd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第322旅 - MUCD 32105) (stationed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia)^[4]
• 323rd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第323旅 - MUCD 32106) (stationed in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia)^[5]
• 324th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第324旅) (stationed in Hulunbuir and Arxan, Inner Mongolia)
• 325th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第325旅) (stationed in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia)
• 326th Brigade of Border Defense （边防第326旅 - MUCD 32110）(stationed in Mohe and Heihe, Heilongjiang)^[6]
  • 326th Brigade Patrol Boat Group (326旅巡逻艇大队 - MUCD 32111)^[7]
• 327th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第327旅）(stationed in Hegang, Heilongjiang)
• 328th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第328旅) (stationed in Jidong County, Heilongjiang)
• 329th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第329旅）(stationed in Hunchun, Jilin)
• 330th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第330旅） (stationed in Baishan, Jilin)
• 331st Brigade of Coastal Defense 海防第331旅）(stationed in Dandong, Liaoning)
• 332nd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第332旅）(stationed in Dalian, Liaoning)
• 333rd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第333旅）(stationed in Yantai, Shandong)
• 334th Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第334旅）(stationed in Weihai, Shandong)
• 335th Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第335旅）(stationed in Qingdao and Rizhao, Shandong)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Li Qiaoming	李桥铭	2016	August 2017
Wang Yinfang [zh]	王印芳	December 2017	April 2020	[8]
Wu Yanan [zh]	吴亚男	April 2020	December 2020
Shi Zhenglu	石正露	December 2020

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Xu Yuanlin [zh]	徐远林	2016	2016
Shi Xiao [zh]	石晓	2016	December 2020	[9]
Zheng Xuan [zh]	郑璇	December 2020

Chiefs of staff

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Zheng Jiagai	郑家概	2016	September 2017	[10]