1st Mobile Contingent

New Fourth Army Third Division, Independent Brigade (1945–1946) Northeast Democratic United Force's Third Division, Independent Brigade (1946) 2nd Column, 6th Division (1946–1948) 117th Division (1948–1996) 117th Armed Police Division (1996–2017) 1st Mobile Contingent (2017–)
人民武警第一机动总队
Flag of the People's Armed Police
Active	1945–now
Country	China
Agency	People's Armed Police
Type	Gendarmerie
Role	Rapid Reaction Force
Operations jurisdiction	North China, Central China, Northwest China and Northeast China
Headquarters	Shijiazhuang
Notables
Significant operation(s)	World War II Korean War Security during 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China celebrations

The 1st Mobile Contingent (Chinese: 第一机动总队) is one of two People's Armed Police mobile contingents, the other being the 2nd Mobile Contingent. It's headquarters are in Nangang Town, Zhengding county, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.[1][2]

History

The New Fourth Army's Third Division, Independent Brigade was founded in 1945. In 1946 it was re-named as the Northeast Democratic United Force's Third Division, Independent Brigade and then to the 2nd Column, 6th Division. In 1948 it was renamed to the 117th Division (Chinese: 一一七师). In the 1940s, it participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese civil war.[3]

During the Korean War, the 117th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 39th Army, consisting of the 349th, 350th, and 351st Regiments.[4][5]

The division participated in the Battle of Unsan during the Korean War in the 1950s.[4][5]

In 1996 the division was handed over to the People's Armed Police and renamed as the 117th Armed Police Division with the Military unit cover designator Unit 8610. It was stationed in Panjin and consisted of the 349th Armed Police Regiment stationed in Panjin, the 350th Armed Police Regiment, stationed in Beizhen, Jinzhou, the 351st Armed Police Regiment, stationed in Panjin along with the 700th Armed Police Regiment stationed in Panjin.[3]

In 2009, the division was tasked with security during the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China parade.[6]

In 2017, the division was merged with the 63rd Armed Police Division, 81st Armed Police Division, 120th Armed Police Division and the 187th Armed Police Division became the 1st Mobile Contingent.[7]

Units

• 1st Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Panjin[8]
• 2nd Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Liaoning
• 3rd Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Inner Mongolia

• 4th Mobile Detachment - stationed in Hedong District, Tianjin
• 5th Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Dingzhou, Baoding
• 6th Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Baoding[9]
• 7th Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Yuci District, Jinzhong
• 8th Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Gongyi, Zhengzhou[10]
• 9th Mobile Detachment - Stationed in Pingliang[7]
• 1st Special Operations Detachment [zh](Falcon commando unit) - Stationed in Beijing[11][12][13][14]
• 2nd Special Operations Detachment (Overseas security special operations detachment) - Stationed in Tianjin[15]
• 3rd Special Operations Detachment - Stationed in Hebei
• 1st Transportation Detachment - Stationed in Beijing
• 2nd Transportation Detachment - Stationed in Changan District, Xi'an[16]
• Engineering and Chemical Defense Detachment - Stationed in Huludao[17]
• Helicopter Detachment
  • 1st Squadron - Stationed in Taigu district, Jinzhong[18]
  • 2nd Squadron - Stationed in People's Armed Police Yinchuan Airfield(Chinese: 武警银川直升机场), Jinfeng district, Yinchuan, operates Changhe Z-8[19]
  • 3rd Squadron - Stationed in Shuimogou district, Ürümqi

Mission

The 1st Mobile Contingent acts as an rapid reaction force for major incidents(e.g. Natural disasters, riots or terrorist threats) in North China, Central China, Northwest China and Northeast China.[1][2]

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