119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)
(Redirected from 119th Division (People's Republic of China))
The 119th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 40th Army, consisting of the 355th, 356th, and 357th Regiments.[1]
Current
editThe unit is now a maneuver element of the 79th Group Army in the Northern Theater Command Ground Force, as the 119th Light Combined Arms Brigade.[2]
References
edit- ^ Appleman, Roy E. "Chapter XXXIX". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ PLA Ground Forces Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine