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The People's Liberation Army Ground Force[a] (PLAGF), also referred to as the PLA Army,[3] is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927 as the Chinese Red Army; however, it was not officially established until 1948.
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