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72nd Group Army

Chinese military unit
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Summary

72nd Group Army is a PLAGF Group Army[1]. It draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (plagf group army category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: People's Republic of China[3]
  • Headquarters location: Huzhou[4]
  • Military branch: People's Liberation Army Ground Force[5]
  • Location: People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command[6]
  • Child organization or unit: 179th Motorized Infantry Brigade[7], Q141681203[8]
  • Inception: February 1, 1947[9]
  • Allegiance: Chinese Communist Party[10]
  • Official name: 72nd Group Army[11]

Why It Matters

72nd Group Army is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · S41pdrc4od · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → 179th Light Combined Arms Brigade, Q141681203
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Child organization or unit: Q141681203"
  2. 8d ago · S41pdrc4od · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Huzhou
    Country → People's Republic of China
    Military branch → People's Liberation Army Ground Force
    Instance of → PLAGF Group Army
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Location: Nanjing Military Region"
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