Independent Division of Hubei Provincial Military District (Chinese: 湖北省军区独立师) was formed in September 1966 from the Public Security Contingent of Hubei province.
During the Cultural Revolution the division actively supported the local Million Heroes(Chinese: 百万雄师) while the other military unit, 29th Army Division supported the other faction Wuhan Workers' General Headquarters(Chinese: 工人总部).
On July 20, 1967, the mutinous independent division captured and physically assaulted Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li, and sieged Mao's hotel in Wuhan.
After the incident the division was immediately disarmed and relieved by 15th Airborne Corps.
On July 13, 1968 the division was transferred to newly formed 17th Army Corps.