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3rd Guard Division

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Summary

3rd Guard Division is a garrison unit[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Beijing[3], Tongzhou District[4]
  • Country: People's Republic of China[5]
  • Instance of: PLA unit[6]
  • Military branch: People's Liberation Army Ground Force[7]
  • Inception: January 1, 1949[8]
  • Participated in conflict: Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War[9], Korean War[10]
  • Parent organization or unit: People's Liberation Army Beijing Garrison[11]
  • Significant event: 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre[12]
  • Nickname: 御林军[13]
  • Military size designation: military division[14]

Why It Matters

3rd Guard Division has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Beijing People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · S41pdrc4od · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Beijing, Tongzhou District
    Military branch → People's Liberation Army Ground Force
    Parent organization or unit → Beijing Garrison
    Instance of → garrison unit, PLA unit
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: PLA unit"
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