The 181st Division (Chinese: 第181师) was created in February 1949 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 37th Brigade, 13th Column of the Huabei Military Region Field Force.
Its history could be traced to the Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Western Anhui, activated in September 1944.
It was the only unit that was combat effective after the obliteration of the Central Plains Liberated Area in late 1945.
In March 1951, the division was deployed into Korea as a part of the People's Volunteer Army along with the 60th Corps.
During its deployment, it allegedly inflicted 16,754 casualties on the confronting UN Forces.
[6] From May 1967 to January 1968, Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 181st Army Division was deployed to the North Vietnam to defend against US air campaigns.