Twelfth Army

Twelfth Army or 12th Army may refer to:

Germany

Others

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12th Group Army

The 12th (Group) Army is one of the three group armies of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Nanjing Military Region.

Origin

The origin of the 12th Army lies in the surrender of the 74th Division of the Chinese Nationalist National Revolutionary Army, as well as with the sixth column of the Second Field Army.

Civil War

On 9 February 1949, the 34th, 35th and the 36th Divisions were incorporated into the Twelfth Army. On 29 November 1949, Chongqing was captured and later the Battle of Chengdu was fought.

Korean War

In December 1950, the 12th Army entered the Korean War. The People's Republic of China's (PRC) 31st Division of the 11th Army was incorporated into the 12th Army. The 11th Army returned to China in 1954.

Late-20th century

In 1985, the 12th Army was re-formed as a Group Army (field battalion). It was incorporated into the "60 June 179" division. The re-organization also involved the 2nd tank division and an artillery brigade.

In May 1989, the 12th Army's 34th, 36th and 110th Divisions, Artillery Brigade, and Anti-Aircraft Battalion were deployed to Beijing to enforce martial law and suppress the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

12th Army (Russian Empire)

The Russian 12th Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.

Field management was established in January 1915.
In August 1915, the entire staff of the 12th Army was replaced by that of the 13th Army, which itself ceased to exist.
The unit fought on the Northwestern Front and later on the Northern Front, until it was disbanded by the end of 1917.

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