150th Division (People's Republic of China)
| 150th Division (1949.9–60.4) 150th Army Division (1960.4–64.12) Independent Division of Liaoning Provincial Military District(1964.12–66.7) 1st Independent Division of Liaoning Provincial Military District(1966.7–76.2) Independent Division of Liaoning Provincial Military District(1976.2–81) 11th Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region (1981) 11th Garrison Division of Chifeng Garrison District (1981-91) 11th Garrison Brigade of Shenyang Military Region (1991-92) |
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| Active | 1949.9 - 1992 |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Branch | 50th Corps |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | Chinese Civil War, Korean War |
The 150th Division (2nd Formation), then 11th Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.
The division was activated in September 1949 from the 167th Division (1st Formation), which could be traced to the 58th Temporary Division, Republic of China Army defected during in Yingkou, Liaoning province during Liaoshen Campaign on February 25, 1948.
In 1950 the division joined People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 50th Corps, consisting of the 448th, 449th, and 450th Regiments.
During the Fourth Campaign of Korean War, the division, with the Corps, persisted on the battlefields along the Han River near Seoul for 50 days and made a lot of losses on the United Nations. In April 1951 it pulled out from Korea for R&R. By June the division re-entered Korea for the second time. During the War the division inflicted 4517 casualties to UN Forces.
In April 1955 the 150th Division pulled out from Korea and stationed in Shenyang Military District.
By then the division was composed of:
In 1960 it renamed 150th Army Division (Chinese: 陆军第150师).
In December 1964 it converted to Independent Division of the Liaoning Provincial Military District (Chinese: 辽宁省军区独立师) and detached from the 50th Corps. The division was officially composed of 4 infantry regiments (1st to 4th), an antiaircraft artillery battalion, a communication battalion and an engineer battalion, however the artillery regiment was still attached to the division.
In December 1965 530th Artillery Regiment was formally transferred to 1st Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region.
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