Regiment Post-Korea and till today In April 1960 the division was renamed as the 79th Army Division (). In June 1962, the division took part in the emergency combat alert mission in Zhejiang province. The division was then maintained as a Southern Infantry Division, Category A. In September 1967, 284th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment detached from the division and transferred to 10th Tank Division, in August 1969 renamed as 38th Tank Regiment. On August 20, 1969, the division moved to Xingtai, Hebei along with the Corps HQ. In December 359th Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 79th Army Division. In March 1970, the division moved to Xuanhua, Hebei. In June 1970, the division was re-organized as a motorized army division and received the following units: 3rd Tank Regiment, 1st Tank Division attached to the division and renamed as Tank Regiment, 79th Army division Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment activated During the 2nd Sino-Vietnamese War (1984–1988), the 79th Division (reinforced with the 241st Regiment from the 81st Division) fought the Battle of Laoshan from April 1987 to April 1988. They were supported by the 14th Artillery Division (10th and 37th Artillery Regiments), Beijing Military Region. During the 1-year period, they sustained 63 KIA and 172 WIA. In 1985 the division was renamed as the 79th Motorized Infantry Division (). From 1985 to 1998 the division maintained as a northern motorized infantry division, category A. By then the division was composed of: Division HQ 235th Infantry Regiment 236th Infantry Regiment 237th Infantry Regiment Tank Regiment Artillery Regiment Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment The division took part in the enforced martial law and the crackdown on protests in Beijing, June 1989. In July–September 1998 the division was reduced and renamed as the 235th Motorized Infantry Brigade (), and inherited history, titles, and honors from the 235th Infantry Regiment. Such a case was a rare practice in the history of People's Liberation Army. The brigade was then composed of: 1st Infantry Battalion; 2nd Infantry Battalion; 3rd Infantry Battalion; Tank Battalion; 122mm Howitzer Artillery Battalion; 130mm Rocket Artillery Battalion; Twin-37mm AAA Battalion; Communications Battalion; Engineer Battalion; Repairing Battalion; Training Detachment. In 2003 the brigade was reorganized and renamed as the 235th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (). In April 2017 the brigade was reorganized and renamed as the 235th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade (). References Infantry brigades of the People's Liberation Army Military units and formations established in 1949