66th Army (People's Republic of China)

The 66th Army was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) XIII Army Group, during the Korean War.

The 66th Army was composed of the 196th, 197th, and 198th Divisions.[1]

The army was active in the Beijing Military Region until seemingly being disbanded in the 1980s.

References

  1. ↑ Appleman, Roy E. (1992). "Chapter XXXIX The Big Question". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army in the Korean War. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1.


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