78th Division (People's Republic of China)

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78th Division
Parent unit 26th Army
Components 232nd Regiment
233rd Regiment
234th Regiment

[edit] History

The 78th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (aka Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War. They were a component of the 26th Army, consisting of the 232nd, 233rd, and the 234th Regiments.[1]

The unit was disbanded in 1985.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/korea/ebb/ch3.htm Mossman, Billy C. "Ebb and Flow November 1950-July 1951", pg 55]
  2. ^ PLA Order of Battle, Disbanded Divisions