General Logistics Department
former military organization (1947-2015)
The General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army (GLD; Chinese: 中国人民解放军总后勤部) was a former chief organ under China's Central Military Commission. Before 2016, it organized and led the logistics construction and oversees housing, supplies, hospitals, and barracks of the People's Liberation Army. The department was disbanded in January 2016 and the new agency, Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission was founded.
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