Southern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军南部战区陆军
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	Nanning, Guangxi
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 Hu Zhongqiang
Political Commissar	General Fang Yongxiang
Chief of Staff	General Han Peng

Southern Theater Command Ground Force

Southern Theater Command

Simplified Chinese

中国人民解放军南部战区陆军

Traditional Chinese

中國人民解放軍南部戰區陸軍

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Nánbù Zhànqū Lùjūn

Southern Theater Command Ground Force is the Chinese ground force under the Southern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Nanning, Guangxi. The current commander is Zhang Jian [zh] and the current political commissar is Wang Donoghai [zh].

History

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

Functional department

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

Direct units

PLA Ground Force Luzhai Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
PLA Ground Force Third Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
PLA Ground Force Fourth Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

Direct troops

Group army

74th Group Army (stations in Huizhou, Guangdong)
75th Group Army (stations in Kunming, Yunnan)

Other army

Second Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
Second Brigade of Information Support
Second Brigade of Electronic Warfare
Second Brigade of Long Range Rocket Artillery
311st Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Zhuhai, Guangdong)
312nd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Danzhou, Hainan)
313rd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Pingxiang, Guangxi)
314th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunan)
315th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan)
316th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Lincang, Yunnan)
317th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Liu Xiaowu [zh]	刘小午	2016	2017	^[2]
Zhang Jian [zh]	张践	September 2017

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Zhang Jian	白吕	2016	2020
Wang Donoghai [zh]	王东海	2020

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Han Peng	韩鹏	2016		^[3]

References

^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良); Zhang Xuanjie (张选杰); Li Qinghua (李清华) (1 January 2016). 陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (20 March 2017). 南部战区陆军原司令员刘小午中将调任西部战区副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ Wang Jun (王俊) (1 September 2021). 又一阅兵将军领队获晋升：陶炳兰调任南部战区陆军正军职领导. 4 August 2016 (in Chinese).

Structure of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

PLAGF Headquarters
directly subordinate units

Xinjiang Military District	4th Motorized Infantry Division 6th Mechanized Infantry Division 8th Motorized Infantry Division 11th Motorized Infantry Division 85th Artillery Brigade 85th Air Defense Brigade 85th Special Operations Brigade 85th Army Aviation Brigade 1st Guards Division 3rd Guards Division
Tibet Military District	52nd Combined Arms Brigade 53rd Combined Arms Brigade 54th Combined Arms Brigade 84th Artillery Brigade
Beijing Garrison	1st Guards Division 3rd Guards Division

Eastern Theater Command
Ground Force

71st Group Army	2nd Combined Arms Brigade 35th Combined Arms Brigade 160th Combined Arms Brigade 178th Combined Arms Brigade 179th Combined Arms Brigade 235th Combined Arms Brigade 71st Artillery Brigade 71st Air Defense Brigade 71st Army Aviation Brigade 71st Special Operations Brigade 71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 71st Service Support Brigade
72nd Group Army	5th Combined Arms Brigade 10th Combined Arms Brigade 34th Combined Arms Brigade 85th Combined Arms Brigade 90th Combined Arms Brigade 124th Combined Arms Brigade 72nd Artillery Brigade 72nd Air Defense Brigade 72nd Army Aviation Brigade 72nd Special Operations Brigade 72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 72nd Service Support Brigade
73rd Group Army	3rd Combined Arms Brigade 14th Combined Arms Brigade 86th Combined Arms Brigade 91st Combined Arms Brigade 92nd Combined Arms Brigade 145th Combined Arms Brigade 73rd Artillery Brigade 73rd Air Defense Brigade 73rd Army Aviation Brigade 73rd Special Operations Brigade 73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 73rd Service Support Brigade

Southern Theater Command
Ground Force

74th Group Army	1st Combined Arms Brigade 16th Combined Arms Brigade 125th Combined Arms Brigade 132nd Combined Arms Brigade 154th Combined Arms Brigade 163rd Combined Arms Brigade 74th Artillery Brigade 74th Air Defense Brigade 74th Army Aviation Brigade 74th Special Operations Brigade 74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 74th Service Support Brigade
75th Group Army	31st Combined Arms Brigade 32nd Combined Arms Brigade 37th Combined Arms Brigade 42nd Combined Arms Brigade 122nd Combined Arms Brigade 123rd Combined Arms Brigade 121st Air Assault Brigade 75th Artillery Brigade 75th Air Defense Brigade 75th Special Operations Brigade 75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 75th Service Support Brigade
Hong Kong Combined Arms Brigade Macau Infantry Battalion

Western Theater Command
Ground Force

76th Group Army	12th Combined Arms Brigade 17th Combined Arms Brigade 56th Combined Arms Brigade 62nd Combined Arms Brigade 149th Combined Arms Brigade 182nd Combined Arms Brigade 76th Artillery Brigade 76th Air Defense Brigade 76th Army Aviation Brigade 76th Special Operations Brigade 76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 76th Service Support Brigade
77th Group Army	39th Combined Arms Brigade 40th Combined Arms Brigade 55th Combined Arms Brigade 139th Combined Arms Brigade 150th Combined Arms Brigade 181st Combined Arms Brigade 77th Artillery Brigade 77th Air Defense Brigade 77th Army Aviation Brigade 77th Special Operations Brigade 77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 77th Service Support Brigade

Northern Theater Command
Ground Force

78th Group Army	8th Combined Arms Brigade 48th Combined Arms Brigade 68th Combined Arms Brigade 115th Combined Arms Brigade 202nd Combined Arms Brigade 204rd Combined Arms Brigade 78th Artillery Brigade 78th Air Defense Brigade 78th Army Aviation Brigade 78th Special Operations Brigade 78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 78th Service Support Brigade
79th Group Army	46th Combined Arms Brigade 116th Combined Arms Brigade 119th Combined Arms Brigade 190th Combined Arms Brigade 191st Combined Arms Brigade 200th Combined Arms Brigade 79th Artillery Brigade 79th Air Defense Brigade 79th Army Aviation Brigade 79th Special Operations Brigade 79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 79th Service Support Brigade
80th Group Army	47th Combined Arms Brigade 69th Combined Arms Brigade 118th Combined Arms Brigade 138th Combined Arms Brigade 199th Combined Arms Brigade 203rd Combined Arms Brigade 80th Artillery Brigade 80th Air Defense Brigade 80th Army Aviation Brigade 80th Special Operations Brigade 80th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 80th Service Support Brigade

Central Theater Command
Ground Force

81st Group Army	7th Combined Arms Brigade 70th Combined Arms Brigade 162nd Combined Arms Brigade 189th Combined Arms Brigade 194th Combined Arms Brigade 195th Combined Arms Brigade 81st Artillery Brigade 81st Air Defense Brigade 81st Army Aviation Brigade 81st Special Operations Brigade 81st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 81st Service Support Brigade
82nd Group Army	6th Combined Arms Brigade 80th Combined Arms Brigade 112th Combined Arms Brigade 127th Combined Arms Brigade 151st Combined Arms Brigade 188th Combined Arms Brigade 196th Combined Arms Brigade 82nd Artillery Brigade 82nd Air Defense Brigade 82nd Army Aviation Brigade 82nd Special Operations Brigade 82nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 82nd Service Support Brigade
83rd Group Army	11th Combined Arms Brigade 58th Combined Arms Brigade 60th Combined Arms Brigade 113th Combined Arms Brigade 131st Combined Arms Brigade 193rd Combined Arms Brigade 83rd Artillery Brigade 83rd Air Defense Brigade 161st Air Assault Brigade 83rd Special Operations Brigade 83rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 83rd Service Support Brigade

People's Liberation Army

General

Branches

Ground	Structure Equipment Infantry [zh] Armored forces [zh] Artillery [zh] Air defense [zh] Aviation [zh] aircraft Engineers [zh] Chemical defense [zh] Special operations units
Navy	Organization Weaponry History Branches: Surface ships aircraft carriers Submarine Coastal Defense Naval Air aircraft Marine Corps special operations units Fleets: North Sea East Sea South Sea
Air	Aviation aircraft airbases Air Defense Airborne Corps special operations units
Rocket	Missile operation units Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh] Special operations units
Strategic Support	Space Systems Department [zh] Astronaut Corps astronauts Deep Space Network Network Systems Department [zh]
Joint Logistics Support [zh]	Wuhan Base [zh] Wuxi Center [zh] Guilin Center [zh] Xining Center [zh] Shenyang Center [zh] Zhengzhou Center [zh] PLA General Hospital 307 Hospital

Structure

Central Military Commission	Chairman Vice-Chairmen General Office Joint Staff Intelligence Bureau Guard Bureau Guard Unit Political Work Logistic Support Equipment Development Manned Space Agency Training and Administration National Defense Mobilization Discipline Inspection Strategic Planning Reform and Organizational Structure International Military Cooperation Audit Office Offices Administration
Theater Commands	Eastern Southern Hong Kong Macau Western Tibet Northern Central
Military regions (defunct)	Shenyang Beijing Lanzhou Jinan Nanjing Guangzhou Chengdu

Ranks

Uniform

Institutions

Publications

Paramilitary

Contractors