The 112th Division (Chinese: 第112师) was created in November 1948 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,[1] basing on the 1st Division, 1st Column of the Northeastern Field Army.

Its history can be traced to 5th Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army taking part in the Pingjiang uprising in 1928.

Since 1950 it became a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (People's Volunteer Army (PVA) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men.

By then the division was composed of: From April to June 1989 it took part in the enforce of martial law and the crackdown of protests in Beijing.

In the late 2010s, the Armored Regiment was renamed as the new 336th Mechanized Regiment.In April 2017, the division was transferred to the Central Theater Command Ground Forces Component after the 38th Army's deactivation and remains active with the command till the present.