Reserve Infantry Division of Chengde

1st Reserve Division of Chengde (1983-85) Reserve Infantry Division of Chengde (1985-99) Reserve Division of Hebei (1999-2021)
Active	1983.7 - 2021
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army
Role	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	Hebei Provincial Military District
Garrison/HQ	Chengde, Hebei

The Reserve Infantry Division of Hebei(Chinese: 河北陆军预备役师) was a reserve infantry formation of the People's Liberation Army active since 1983.

The division was activated in July 1983, in Chengde, Hebei as the 1st Reserve Division of Chengde(Chinese: 承德陆军预备役第1师). The division was then composed of:

• 1st Regiment - Pingquan[1]
• 2nd Regiment - Chengde County[2]
• 3rd Regiment - Kuancheng
• Artillery Regiment - Xinglong
• Tank Regiment- Chengde[3]

In January 1986 the division was redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Chengde(Chinese: 承德陆军预备役步兵师).[4] In March 1986, the Tank Regiment was disbanded.[5]

In March 1999 the division was redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Hebei(Chinese: 河北陆军预备役步兵师). The 2nd Regiment was disbanded and replaced by a new regiment activated in Hengshui.

Since then the division was composed of:

• 1st Regiment
• 2nd Regiment - Hengshui[6]
• 3rd Regiment - Neiqiu[7]
• Artillery Regiment

References

1. 中共河北省平泉县委组织部编. 中国共产党河北省平泉县组织史资料 续1 1987-1993[M]. 1996. pp.190
2. 承德县地方志编纂委员会编. 承德县志 1995-2005[M]. 2014. pp.339
3. 中共承德地委组织部等编. 中国共产党河北省承德地区组织史资料 1931-1987[M]. 1992. pp.412
4. 中共承德地委组织部等编. 中国共产党河北省承德地区组织史资料 1931-1987[M]. 1992. pp.
5. 中共承德地委组织部等编. 中国共产党河北省承德地区组织史资料 1931-1987[M]. 1992. pp.412
6. 衡水市大事记编纂委员会编. 衡水市大事记 1986-2005[M]. 2008. pp.323
7. 内丘县地方志编纂委员会编. 内丘年鉴[M]. 2018. pp.55