162nd Division

The 162nd Division was an infantry formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army active from late 1948 until its disbandment in October 1949. It was created during the large-scale reorganization of Communist military forces in the final stages of the Chinese Civil War. The division was formed from the 13th Independent Division of the Northeastern People's Liberation Army, a unit established in September 1948. Its redesignation followed the Central Military Commission's Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued on November 1, 1948. The new formation was assigned to the 49th Corps. During the period in which it operated under the 162nd Division designation, it participated in the Chinese Civil War. The available reference material does not provide a complete operational chronology, battle list, command roster, stationing history, or detailed order of battle beyond the regiments subordinate to it at the time of dissolution. By the time it was disbanded in October 1949, the division consisted of the 484th Regiment, 485th Regiment, and 486th Regiment. Its existence therefore covered less than one year under the 162nd Division name. The unit should be understood as a historical military formation rather than a commercial brand or operating company; the requested brand taxonomy does not accurately describe its institutional nature. No evidence in the supplied material indicates that it continued under the same designation after October 1949.

The formation that became the 162nd Division originated as the 13th Independent Division of the Northeastern People's Liberation Army, established in September 1948. This period saw extensive restructuring of Communist forces as the People's Liberation Army consolidated formations and adopted standardized organizational designations during the Chinese Civil War. Following the Central Military Commission's Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued on November 1, 1948, the 13th Independent Division was redesignated as the 162nd Division. The new division was placed within the 49th Corps. The change was part of a broader administrative and command reorganization rather than the creation of a commercial or civilian institution. The division took part in the Chinese Civil War under its new designation. The supplied references do not identify each engagement, its geographic deployments, or the names of its commanding officers. They do, however, establish that it remained an operational infantry formation during the final phase of the conflict. The 162nd Division had a brief institutional lifespan. In October 1949, shortly after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the division was disbanded. Its reported composition at the time of disbandment comprised the 484th Regiment, 485th Regiment, and 486th Regiment. The available material does not specify whether personnel or subordinate elements were transferred to successor formations, so no such continuity is asserted here. Because the subject is a historical military unit, fields normally used for consumer brands—such as products, campaigns, commercial positioning, ownership, and financial information—are not applicable. The division's historical significance lies in its place within the People's Liberation Army's 1948–1949 reorganization and its participation in the Chinese Civil War.

• 1949

  Division disbanded

  [1]162nd Division (People's Republic of China)en.wikipedia.org

  The 162nd Division was disbanded in October 1949. Its listed subordinate units were the 484th, 485th, and 486th Regiments.

• 1948

  13th Independent Division formed

  [1]162nd Division (People's Republic of China)en.wikipedia.org

  The 13th Independent Division of the Northeastern People's Liberation Army was formed in September 1948, later providing the organizational basis for the 162nd Division.

• 1948

  Redesignated as the 162nd Division

  [1]162nd Division (People's Republic of China)en.wikipedia.org

  Following the Central Military Commission's November 1 regulation on military-unit redesignations, the 13th Independent Division became the 162nd Division and was assigned to the 49th Corps.

• 1948

  Entered service under the 162nd Division designation

  [1]162nd Division (People's Republic of China)en.wikipedia.org

  The division operated as a People's Liberation Army infantry formation during the Chinese Civil War.

Historical People's Liberation Army infantry division active during the Chinese Civil War and organizationally subordinate to the 49th Corps.

• 1948

  Army-wide redesignation and reorganizationStrategy

  Background

  The People's Liberation Army undertook a broad restructuring of organizations and units during the final stage of the Chinese Civil War.

  Action taken

  Under the Central Military Commission's Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, the 13th Independent Division was redesignated as the 162nd Division and placed under the 49th Corps.

  Aftermath

  The division served under the new designation until it was disbanded in October 1949.

  Source

1. 1162nd Division (People's Republic of China)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革blog.sina.com.cn