The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou, Gansu. The current political commissar is Xu Deqing.

History

The Western Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Lanzhou Military Region and Chengdu Military Region.

Western Theater Command Ground Force

Functional department

General Staff

Political Work Department

Logistics Department

Equipment department

Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base

Direct troops

Group army

76th Group Army (stations in Xining, Qinghai) 77th Group Army (stations in Chongzhou, Sichuan)

Western Theater Command Ground Force

Other Units

Third Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence

Third Brigade of Information Support

Third Brigade of Electronic Warfare

53rd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China) 54th Brigade, Tibet Military District

Western Theater Command Ground Force

List of leaders

Commanders

Political commissars

Chief of staffs

References

Western Theater Command

Chengdu Military Region

Lanzhou Military Region

Military units and formations established in 2015

2015 establishments in China