Eastern Theater Command Ground Force

Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Active2016–present
Country China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Part ofEastern Theater Command
Garrison/HQFuzhou, Fujian
Mottos为人民服务
"Serve the People"
Colors   Red and Green
MarchMilitary Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Kong Jun
Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍東部戰區陸軍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Dōngbù Zhànqū Lùjūn

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou, Fujian. The current commander is Kong Jun and the current political commissar is Zhang Hongbing.

History

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Nanjing Military Region.

Functional department

Direct units

Direct troops

Group army

Other army

  • 1st Reconnaissance and Intelligence Brigade
  • First Brigade of Information Support
  • First Brigade of Electronic Warfare
  • First Brigade of Long Range Rocket Artillery
  • 31st Brigade of Boat and Bridge Army
  • 301st Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Haimen District of Nantong, Jiangsu)
  • 302nd Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Zhoushan, Zhejiang)
  • 303rd Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Changle District of Fuzhou, Fujian)
  • 304th Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Xiamen, Fujian)

List of leaders

Commanders

English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Qin Weijiang秦卫江2016December 2018
Xu Qiling徐起零December 2018April 2020
Lin Xiangyang林向阳April 2020August 2021
Kong Jun孔军December 2021

Political commissars

English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Liao Keduo [zh]廖可铎2016April 2019
Zhang Hongbing张红兵December 2019January 2022

Chiefs of staff

English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Zhang Jian张践20162017
Zhou Youya周友亚20182020

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Ding Guangyang (丁广阳); Huang Jiandong (黄建东); Liu Changbao (刘昌宝) (2 February 2016). 东部战区陆军成立大会在福州举行(图). qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (3 January 2019). 接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.