National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)

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The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Nationalist government that, during the United Front period, nominally included Communist forces in a temporary alliance against common enemies such as warlords and Japanese invaders.

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instanceOf army
military organization
alliance Chinese Communist Party during First United Front
Chinese Communist Party during Second United Front
alsoKnownAs Guomin Gemingjun
NRA
commandStructure Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China
conflict Central Plains War
Chinese Civil War
Northern Expedition
Second Sino-Japanese War
Warlord Era conflicts in China
World War II in the Pacific theater
country Republic of China
endTime 1947
followedBy People's Liberation Army
Republic of China Armed Forces
hasPart Central Army of the Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
New Fourth Army
warlord armies integrated into NRA
headquartersLocation Nanjing
ideology Chinese nationalism
Three Principles of the People
language Chinese
legalStatus nominally included Communist forces during United Front
militaryBranchOf Republic of China
notableCommander Bai Chongxi
Chen Cheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Feng Yuxiang
He Yingqin
Li Zongren
Xue Yue
Yan Xishan
Ye Ting
Zhang Fakui
Zhu De
operatedBy Kuomintang
Nationalist government of China
opponent Chinese Communist forces outside United Front periods
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
collaborationist forces of Wang Jingwei regime
warlords in China
partOf Nationalist Government of the Republic of China
precededBy Beiyang Army factions
primaryObjective resistance against Japanese invasion
unification of China under Nationalist rule
recruitment conscription in Nationalist-controlled areas
warlord army incorporation
role armed forces of the Nationalist government of China
serviceBranchType ground forces
significantEvent participation in Battle of Shanghai 1937
participation in Battle of Wuhan
participation in Burma Campaign during World War II
participation in Northern Expedition to unify China
participation in defense of Shanghai in 1932
startTime 1925
usedBy Chinese Communist Party
Kuomintang

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chinese Communist Party forces
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