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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

Military unit

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.^[1]^{[dead link]} 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^{[clarification needed]} the 1st Training Division of Northeastern Military Region. The division became a part of 47th Corps. In August 1949 the division was disbanded.