47th Group Army

People's Liberation Army 47th Group Army
People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China
Active	1948 - 2017
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	139th Mechanised Infantry Brigade 55th Motorised Infantry Brigade 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade 9th Armoured Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade Anti-Aircraft Brigade
Part of	Lanzhou Military Region
Garrison/HQ	China Shaanxi Xi'an Lintong District
March	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Engagements	Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Peng Dehuai Xiao Ke Wang Zhen Liang Xingchu Guo Boxiong Chang Wanquan

The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region. It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military reforms which had begun two years earlier.

The 160th Division was created in March 1949 basing on the 1st Training Division of Northeastern Military Region. The division became a part of 47th Corps. In August 1949 the division was disbanded.

Officers

Commanders

• Liang Xingchu: 1948-May 1949
• Cao Lihuai: 1949-1952
• Zhang Tianyun: 1952-1956
• Li Huamin: 1956-1960
• Yan Deming: 1960-1964
• Li Yuan: 1964-1975
• Hu Bohua: 1975-1980
• Zhang Defu: 1980
• Dong Zhanlin: 1985
• Qian Shugen: 1985-1992
• Guo Boxiong: 1992-1994
• Zou Gengwang: 1996-2000
• Chang Wanquan: 2000-2002
• Xu Fenlin: 2002-2003
• Peng Yong: 2003-2011
• Cao Yimin: 2011-2013
• Zhang Lianyi: 2013–present

Political commissars

• Zhou Chiping
• Li Renlin
• Liu Xianquan
• Chen Fahong
• Sun Zheng