190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)
| 190th Division (1949–55) 1st Mechanized Division (1955–60) 190th Army Division (1960–85) 190th Motorized Infantry Division (1985–2003) 190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (from 2003) |
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| Active | 1949.1 - Present |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army, People's Volunteer Army |
| Type | Brigade |
| Role | Mechanized Infantry |
| Part of | 39th Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Benxi, Liaoning province |
| Nickname(s) | Rainstorm division (Chinese: 暴风雨师) |
| Engagements | Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Sino-Soviet border conflict |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Liu Jingsong Wang Guosheng |
The 190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is famous for being the first mechanized PLA division.
The 190th Division (Chinese: 第190师) was created in January 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 10th Brigade, 4th Column of Jinchaji Military Region. Its history can be traced to 4th Military Sub-district of Jinchaji Military Region formed in November 1937. Under the command of 64th Corps it took part in many major battles during the Chinese civil war.
In February 1951 it moved into Korea to took part in the Korean War under the command of the Corps. Since then it became a part of the People's Volunteer Army until August 1953.
In January 1953 the 395th Tank Self-propelled Artillery Regiment was formed and attached to the division.
By then the division was composed of:
In February 1955, when the 39th Army of Soviet Union pulled out from Lüda region, 190th division was ordered to take over the equipment left by Soviet 7th Mechanized Division and renamed 1st Mechanized Division (Chinese: 第1机械化师) and detached from the 64th Corps.
The division received 137 medium tanks (mainly T-34/85s, with some T-54s), 22 IS-2 heavy tanks, 24 SU-100, 45 ISU-152, 23 Armored vehicles, 110 artillery pieces and 878 motor vehicles.
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