120th Division

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The 120th Division was a key infantry formation of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army’s Eighth Route Army that fought against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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instanceOf formation of the Eighth Route Army
infantry division
military unit
activity guerrilla warfare behind Japanese lines
mobile warfare operations
allegiance Chinese Communist forces
areaOfOperations Chahar
Hebei
North China
Shanxi
linked to: Shanxi Province

Suiyuan
branch ground forces
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War
country Republic of China
engagedIn anti-Japanese base area construction in North China
garrison various base areas in North China hinterland
historicalContext Chinese Communist-led resistance under nominal Nationalist command
notableCommander He Long
Xiao Ke
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese puppet forces in North China
partOf Eighth Route Army
National Revolutionary Army
role key infantry formation against Japanese forces
subordinateUnit 343rd Brigade
358th Brigade
359th Brigade
theater War of Resistance against Japan
timePeriod 1937–1945
type infantry

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