3rd Guard Division (People's Republic of China)

70th Division (1949 – 55) 70th Infantry Division (1955 – 60) 70th Army Division (1960 – 66) 3rd Guard Division (1966 – present)
警卫第三师
PLA Emblem
Active	February 1949 – present
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Type	Motorized infantry
Role	Guard
Size	Division
Part of	Central Theater Command PLA Beijing Garrison
Garrison/HQ	Tongzhou District, Beijing
Nickname(s)	Imperial Army (御林军)
Engagements	Chinese Civil War, Korean War

The 3rd Guard Division (Chinese: 警卫第三师) 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 16th Division, 6th Column of the PLA Huadong Field Army. Its history can be traced to the 2nd Detachment of New Fourth Army, formed in February 1940.