On this day, 76 years ago, on January 15, 1949 (December 17, 1948, the People's Liberation Army of China was renamed. On January 15, 1949, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China issued instructions: (1) The Northwest Field Army was renamed the First Field Army, with Peng Dehuai, commander and political commissar. Peng Dehuai, Commander and Political Commissar of the First Field Army (2) The Central Plains Field Army was renamed the Second Field Army, with Commander Liu Bocheng and Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping. Leaders of the Second Field Army, from left: Deng Xiaoping, Zhang Jichun, Liu Bocheng (3) The East China Field Army was renamed the Third Field Army, Commander and Political Commissar Chen Yi. Chen Yi, Commander and Political Commissar of the Third Field Army (4) The Northeast Field Army was renamed the Fourth Field Army, Commander Lin Biao, and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan. Leaders of the Fourth Field Army, from right: Lin Biao, Gao Gang, and Luo Ronghuan (5) The original First, Second and Third Corps in North China were renamed successively: the 18th Corps, with Xu Xiangqian concurrently serving as commander and political commissar; the 19th Corps, Commander Yang Dezhi and Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing; the 20th Corps, Commander Yang Chengwu and Political Commissar Li Jingquan, all directly under the command of the People's Liberation Army Headquarters. From left: Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, Nie Rongzhen, Luo Ruiqing