The National Defense University originated from the Red Army Training Team founded by Mao Zedong in Jinggangshan in 1927. The Red Army University of Workers and Peasants, the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the Higher Military Academy and the Military and Political University after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 1985,65438+In February, the Military Academy, the Political Academy and the Logistics Academy merged to form the National Defense University.