Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units

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military unit type

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units were the ground combat forces of the People's Republic of China that fought in major engagements of the Korean War, including intense battles such as Pork Chop Hill.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Chinese People's Volunteer Army	0	3
Chinese People's Volunteers	0	1
Chinese Volunteer infantry	0	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military unit type →
alliedWith	Korean People's Army →
alsoKnownAs	CPVA infantry units → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → surface form: Chinese Volunteer infantry
branch	infantry →
climateOfOperations	harsh Korean winters →
commandStructure	Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China →
conflict	Korean War →
country	China → surface form: People's Republic of China
engagement	Battle of Chosin Reservoir → Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → Battle of Kapyong → Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → surface form: Battle of Old Baldy Battle of Pork Chop Hill → Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill) → Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → surface form: Battle of Triangle Hill Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River → Battle of the Hook → Battle of the Imjin River (1951) → Chinese Second Phase Offensive → surface form: Chinese Spring Offensive (1951) Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) →
ideology	Chinese communism →
languageOfCommand	Chinese →
logisticalSupportFrom	People's Liberation Army →
notableCharacteristic	emphasis on political indoctrination → extensive use of camouflage and concealment → high tolerance for casualties →
notableTheater	Korean Peninsula →
opponent	Republic of Korea Army → United Nations Command → United States Army →
partOf	Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group → surface form: Chinese People's Volunteer Army
primaryWeaponType	artillery support → machine guns → mortars → small arms →
reasonForDeployment	support North Korea in the Korean War →
role	ground combat forces →
status	disbanded →
terrainOfOperations	mountainous terrain → river valleys →
timePeriod	1950–1953 →
uniform	People's Liberation Army field uniform (early 1950s) →
usedTactics	close-quarters combat → human wave attacks → night infiltration →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → alsoKnownAs → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

this entity surface form: Chinese Volunteer infantry

Battle of Pork Chop Hill → belligerent → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

this entity surface form: Chinese People's Volunteer Army

Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → involves → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

this entity surface form: Chinese People's Volunteer Army

Battle of Pork Chop Hill → militaryBranchInvolved → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission → monitorsParty → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

this entity surface form: Chinese People's Volunteers

Battle of Chosin Reservoir → opponent → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →

this entity surface form: Chinese People's Volunteer Army