Active 1979.5 - 1992.10 Role Infantry | Type Division Part of 14th Army Corps | |
Country People's Republic of China Branch People's Liberation Army | ||
The Independent Division of Yunnan Provincial Military District (Chinese: 云南省军区独立师)(2nd Formation) was created on May 5th 1979 basing on the "May 7th cadre school" of Kunming Military Region as a result of Sino-Vietnamese War earlier that year. On December 13th 1982 it renamed as 250th Army Division(Chinese: 陆军第250师), became the last division formed by PLA ground force.
The division is part of 14th Army Corps (now 14th Army). In September 1985 the division was inactivated and renamed as 1st Garrison Division of Chengdu Military Region(Chinese: 成都军区守备第1师) and transferred to Yunnan Provincial Military District's control. In May 1992 the division was disbanded and merged into Wenshan Military Sub-district.
References
1st Garrison Division of Chengdu Military Region Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA