209th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China)

209th Division (1949)
Active 1949.4 - 1949.9
Country People's Republic of China
Branch People's Liberation Army
Type Division
Role Infantry
Part of 70th Corps
Engagements Chinese Civil War

The 209th Division (Chinese: 第209师) was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,[1] basing on the 41st Brigade, 14th Column of Huabei Military Region, formed in May 1948.

In September 1949 the division was inactivated: the division's personnel, along with the personnel from 210th Division and the headquarter of 70th Corps were re-organized as 207th Division.


References

  1. 《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html
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