117th Armed Police Mobile Division
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Chinese Communist military formation in the Korean War
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The 117th 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 39th Army, consisting of the 349th, 350th, and 351st Regiments.[1]
The division participated in the Battle of Unsan during the Korean War in the 1950s.
References
[edit]- ^ Appleman, Roy E. "XXXIX: The Big Question". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army in the Korean War. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-07-21.