1st Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China)
| Tank Division, 4th Field Army(1949) 1st Tank Division(1949-1950) 1st Tank Brigade(1950) 1st Tank Division(1950-1998) 1st Armored Division(1998-2011) 1st Armored Brigade(2011-) |
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| Country |  |
| Type | Armored |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 65th Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Jixian, Hebei |
| Engagements | Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Sino-Vietnamese War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Deng Hanqiao |
| Notable commanders |
Xu Qinxian |
1st Tank Division, then 1st Armored Division and 1st Armored Brigade is an Armored formation of People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. The brigade now serves as the armored element under the 65th Army in the Beijing Military Region.
The Tank Division, 4th Field Army(Chinese: 四野战车师) was activated on February 1949 in Tianjin, from Special Troops Tank Command, 4th Field Army.
In May 1949 the division was renamed as 1st Tank Division(Chinese: 战车第1师). In December 1950 the division was re-organized as 1st Tank Brigade(Chinese: 坦克第1旅, note the change on Chinese characters). By then the brigade was composed of:
On November 3, 1950, the brigade was renamed as 1st Tank Division(Chinese: 坦克第1师). Its regiments were not affected.
From March 1951 to November 1952 the division entered Korea to take part in the Korean War as a part of People's Volunteer Army(CPA). From January to October 1953 the division spent its second deployment to Korea. After that the division moved to Fengtai, Beijing.
In February Artillery Regiment was renamed as Howitzer Artillery Regiment. On May 13, 1958 Motorized Infantry Regiment was renamed as Mechanized Regiment.
In 1959 the division moved to Changping, Beijing. Soon after it further moved to Jixian, Tianjin in 1962.
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