People's Liberation Army Ground Force
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and also it's 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.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace shakes hands with Chinese tankers at Shenyang in 2007
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force in 2011
PLAGF and Oregon National Guard work alongside during a disaster response exercise in 2017
PLAGF infantryman at the International Army Games in 2021
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fight primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army.
Azerbaijan Army soldiers at a 2020 parade
Indian Army soldiers on parade in 2014
A bronze crossbow trigger mechanism and butt plate that were mass-produced in the Warring States period (475-221 BCE)
An Ancient Greek warrior in bronze, Riace bronzes, c. 450 BCE.
