Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions

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The Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions were the primary military units of the Republic of China’s Nationalist forces, playing a central role in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division
military unit type
alliedWith Allied powers in World War II
British Indian Army
United States Armed Forces
component artillery units
engineer units
infantry regiments
logistics units
signal units
conflict Central Plains War
Chinese Civil War
Northern Expedition
Second Sino-Japanese War
Warlord Era conflicts in China
country Republic of China
engagedIn Battle of Changsha
Battle of Nanjing (1937)
linked to: Battle of Nanjing

Battle of Shanghai (1937)
Battle of Taierzhuang
Battle of Wuhan
Burma Campaign (China–Burma–India Theater)
linked to: Burma campaign

Huaihai Campaign
Liaoshen Campaign
Pingjin Campaign
garrison various provinces of the Republic of China on the mainland
legacy predecessor of modern Republic of China Army (Taiwan) divisional structures
notableCommander Bai Chongxi
Chen Cheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Du Yuming
Hu Zongnan
Li Zongren
Sun Lianzhong
Tang Enbo
Wei Lihuang
Xue Yue
Zhang Fakui
opposedBy Chinese Red Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces
Manchukuo Imperial Army
People's Liberation Army
organizedUnder Military Affairs Commission of the National Government
partOf National Revolutionary Army
reorganizedInto army groups and corps-level formations during major campaigns
role main tactical and operational unit in major campaigns
primary field formation of the National Revolutionary Army
standardLanguage Mandarin Chinese
subordinateTo Army groups of the National Revolutionary Army
Corps of the National Revolutionary Army
Military regions of the National Revolutionary Army
timePeriod 1920s
1930s
1940s
typicalSize approximately 10,000–15,000 personnel (varied by period and unit)
usedBy Kuomintang
Nationalist Government of China

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Battle of Taiyuan involves Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions
Shanghai massacre of 1927 mainPerpetrator National Revolutionary Army units loyal to Chiang Kai-shek
linked to: Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions
Battle of Nanchang hasParticipant Chinese National Revolutionary Army units
linked to: Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions