115th Division

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The 115th Division was a key Chinese Communist military unit of the Eighth Route Army that gained prominence for its guerrilla warfare and major engagements against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division
formation of the Eighth Route Army
military unit
activity organizing local militias
political mobilization in rural areas
sabotage of Japanese supply lines
allegiance Chinese Communist Party
branch Chinese Red Army tradition
commandStructure under Communist military leadership
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
country China
historicalEra 1930s
1940s
ideology Chinese communism
Maoism
notability major Communist force in anti-Japanese resistance
notableEngagement Battle of Pingxingguan
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
collaborationist Chinese forces
partOf National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
surface form: Eighth Route Army
primaryAdversaryNation Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
role guerrilla warfare
successor People's Liberation Army units
tactics ambush operations
hit-and-run attacks
mobile warfare
theater Hebei
surface form: Hebei Province

North China
Shandong
surface form: Shandong Province

Shanxi Province
type infantry division

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