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119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)

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The 119th 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 40th Army, consisting of the 355th, 356th, and 357th Regiments.[1]

Current

The unit is now a maneuver element of the 79th Group Army in the Northern Theater Command Ground Force, as the 119th Light Combined Arms Brigade.[2]

References

  1. ^ Appleman, Roy E. "Chapter XXXIX". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ PLA Ground Forces Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine