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

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].

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

Direct 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]

Direct troops

Group army

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

Other army

• Fourth Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
• Fourth Brigade of Information Support
• Fourth Brigade of Electronic Warfare
• 321st Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia)
• 322nd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Baotou, Inner Mongolia)
• 323rd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia)
• 324th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Hulunbuir and Arxan, Inner Mongolia)
• 325th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia)
• 326th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Mohe and Heihe, Heilongjiang)
• 327th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Hegang, Heilongjiang)
• 328th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Jidong County, Heilongjiang)
• 329th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Hunchun, Jilin)
• 330th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Baishan, Jilin)
• 331st Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Dandong, Liaoning)
• 332nd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Dalian, Liaoning)
• 333rd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Yantai, Shandong)
• 334th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Weihai, Shandong)
• 335th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Qingdao and Rizhao, Shandong)

List of leaders

Commanders

Political commissars

Chief of staffs