143rd Division (People's Republic of China, first formation)

The 143rd Division (Chinese: 第143师) was created in November 1948 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 32nd Division, 11th Column of the PLA Dongbei Field Army. Its origin can be traced to 5th Independent Brigade of Jicha Military Region, formed in September 1945. On May 18, 1948, a soldier of the division, Dong Cunrui, sacrificed himself while destroying a Kuomintang bunker guarding an approach to an important bridge in Longhua County.

143rd Division (People's Republic of China, first formation)

The 143rd Division (Chinese: 第143师) was created in November 1948 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 32nd Division, 11th Column of the PLA Dongbei Field Army. Its origin can be traced to 5th Independent Brigade of Jicha Military Region, formed in September 1945. On May 18, 1948, a soldier of the division, Dong Cunrui, sacrificed himself while destroying a Kuomintang bunker guarding an approach to an important bridge in Longhua County.