Active 1949.11 – 1952.8 Role Infantry | Type Division Part of 53rd Corps | |
Country People's Republic of China Branch People's Liberation Army | ||
The 217th Division (Chinese: 第217师) was created in November 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 4th and 5th Division, 2nd Corps, 1st Army Group of the People's Liberation Army of the Nationalist Party of China. Its history can be traced to the 63rd Division, 14th Corps, 1st Army Group of Republic of China Army defected in August 1948.
The division is part of 53rd Corps. Under the flag of 218th division it took part in the Chinese Civil War.The division was inactivated in August 1952 as the replacement of People's Volunteer Army.
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