Rehe Guard Army

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Rehe Guard Army was a corps of the Manchukuo Imperial Army, formed after the conquest of the former Chinese province of Rehe during Operation Nekka in 1933. The Rehe Guard Army was created from a section of the Taoliao Army and had a nominal strength of 17,945 men

Rehe Guard Army

  • Headquarters (301)
  • Artillery Unit (854)
  • Cavalry Unit (172)
  • Infantry Unit (1,294)
  • Chengde Area Forces (4,783)
  • Chifeng Area Forces (3,414)
  • Chaoyang Area Forces (3,977)
  • Weichang Area Forces (3,150)
  • Xinjing Cavalry Brigade (2,018)
  • Seiyan Army (Fangtian Area Forces) (3,760)
  • River Patrol Unit (640)

In the 1935 reorganization of the Manchukuo Imperial Army it became the 5th District Army "Chengde" under command of General Chang Hai-peng.

[edit] Sources

  • Jowett, Philip (2005). Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd.. ISBN 1874622213.