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| 81st Group Army | |
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| 第八十一集团军 | |
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| Active | 1949–present |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Type | Group army |
| Part of | Central Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Zhangjiakou, Hebei |
| Engagements | Long March World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Wu Aimin |
| Political Commissar | Major General Ma Baochuan |
| Insignia | |
| NATO Map Symbol |  |
The 81st Group Army (Chinese: 第八十一集团军; pinyin: Dì Bāshíyī Jítuánjūn), Unit 31675, formerly the 65th Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 81st Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China, and one of three assigned to the nation's Central Theater Command.[1]
- ^ Burke, Edmund J. (February 4, 2019). "Coming to a (New) Theater Near You: Command, Control, and Forces" (PDF). National Defense University Press.