People's Volunteer Army
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The People's Volunteer Army was the Chinese military force deployed by the People's Republic of China to fight alongside North Korea during the Korean War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Volunteer Army canonical | 8 |
| People's Volunteer Army of China | 1 |
| People’s Volunteer Army | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military formation ⓘ |
| airSupportFrom | Soviet Air Forces (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allyOf | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese People's Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| demobilization | late 1950s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kapyong NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Triangle Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Chosin Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Spring Offensive (1951) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorDeploymentDate | 1950-10-19 ⓘ |
| firstMajorDeploymentLocation | across the Yalu River into North Korea ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Shenyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Chinese communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Chinese ⓘ |
| logisticalSupportFrom | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
air force
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Deng Hua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Han Xianchu NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Xuezhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Dezhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
United Nations Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakTroopStrength | over one million personnel at various times ⓘ |
| politicalObjective | prevent a unified, US-aligned Korea on China's border ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | support North Korea against United Nations forces ⓘ |
| reasonForName | to present Chinese forces as volunteers rather than regular PLA units ⓘ |
| role | intervention force in Korean War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950-10 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | People's Liberation Army units stationed in North Korea after the war ⓘ |
| troopStrength | hundreds of thousands of soldiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mao Anying
subject surface form:
Battle of Kapyong
subject surface form:
Battle of Shangganling
this entity surface form:
People's Volunteer Army of China
this entity surface form:
People’s Volunteer Army