The 14th Group Army (GA), headquartered in Kunming, Yunnan Province, is one of the two group armies subordinated to the Chengdu Military Region (MR). The group army is deployed near the Sino-Vietnamese border and is said to be specialised in the jungle warfare.
The 14th GA was formed in 1985 on the basis of the PLA 14th Corps, which originally consisted of three infantry divisions (40th, 41st, and 42nd). Upon its establishment, the group army lost its 42nd Infantry Division, but received the 31st and 32nd Infantry Division previously organic to the 11th Corps, the 4th Artillery Division, a tank brigade and an AAA brigade.
In 1996, the 41st Motorised Infantry Division was transferred to the People’s Armed Police (PAP).
In 1998, the 32nd Motorised Infantry Division was deactivated to reserve force. The tank brigade was reorganised into an armoured brigade. The 4th Artillery Division was downsized to an artillery brigade.
