Eastern Theater Command

Eastern Theater Command
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese 东部战区
Traditional Chinese 東部戰區

Eastern Theater Command, one of the five war zones of People's Liberation Army, was founded on February 1, 2016; its predecessor is the Nanjing Military Region.

Its jurisdiction includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shanghai [1]and the East Sea Fleet.[2] It consists of three group armies:the 72nd Group Army (formerly 1st group army), 71st Group Army (formerly 12th group army), and 73rd Group Army(formerly 31st group army).[3] The ground force headquarter of the Eastern theater command is located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.[4] The joint command headquarters is located in Nanjing.[1]

Its commander is Gen. Liu Yuejun and political commissar is Lt. Gen. He Ping.

References

  1. 1 2 "详解五大战区范围：战区陆军司令部独立驻扎". Sina Corp. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "媒体：成立东部战区海军 是不是东海舰队就没了". Guancha Syndicate. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "18个集团军部署完成，五大战区都在做什么？". Southern Weekly. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "东部战区陆军总部驻福州 五大战区居首". Ta Kung Pao. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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