119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (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

The 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]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. PLA Ground Forces Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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