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The Jinan Military Region is a military administrative command located in the east of the People's Republic of China, covering the Shandong and Henan Provinces, which also form military districts. It is considered a strategic reserve. It includes some of the area previously within the Wuhan Military Region, disbanded in 1985-88. Jinan (Simplified Chinese: æµå; Traditional Chinese: æ¿å; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chi-nan) is a sub-provincial city and the capital of Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ...
(Simplified Chinese: å±±ä¸; Traditional Chinese: å±±æ±; pinyin: ShÄndÅng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ...
Henan (Chinese: æ²³å; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ...
There are three Group Armies within the Region, the 20th at Kaifeng, the 26th at Laiyang, and the 54th in Xinxiang. It previously included the now disbanded 67th Group Army. The International Institute for Strategic Studies attributes the formation with 190,000 personnel, including two armoured divisions, one mechanised infantry division, three motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, one armoured brigade, one mechanised infantry brigade, four motorised infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, three anti-aircraft brigades, and an anti-tank regiment. The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British think tank based in London. ...
However the People's Liberation Army Ground Force are still reorganising their formations, and numbers of divisions and brigades should be considered indicative. Flag of the Peoples Liberation Army Ground Force. ...
Known formations include the 127th Mechanised Infantry Division within 54th Group Army, at Luoyang, a ready reaction unit, and the 11th Armoured Brigade with 20th Group Army at Xuchang. Luoyang (Simplified Chinese: æ´é³; Traditional Chinese: æ´é½; pinyin: Luòyáng) is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province, Peoples Republic of China. ...
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