CHINESE COMMUNIST ORDER OF BATTLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400540011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 31, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Chinese (jormrmunist Ordar of Battle
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to leave late in July for 1;ukden with a tank unit of 40 Ja n se neditina and
small tanks and an infantry unit of 18,000 men. The division comprises the
1,2 and 3 Independent Artillery Legimentse The 3 Indej.;endent tirtiilery
Regiment,* which is mostly composed of Japanese prisoners of tiwar, is called
the "ever conquering artillery" by LI11 Yiao,
combined artillery division under tti Yen-ch'iang (J Q4 )was scheduled
2. On 8 July about 12,000 man of the 15 Army Group from ihaho (112--49, 23--59)
and Huangpu (113-24, 23-05) left Canton by rail for the north,
3. Between 5 and 7 July, 8,000 men of the 131, 132 and 135 Divisions, 4 Field
Army, left Chungshan for Canton, where they are awaitin,? transportation north.
4. On the morning of 15 July, 4,000 men of the 146 Division, 48 Army,** moved
from Canton to Iiengyang? On 16 July, 6,000 men of the 134 Division, 45 Army,
commanded by LL4O Chung which had moved from itoca Tigris (113m41,
22-49) to Canton, left. for Uiankow m
5. Un 16 July, 30 Japanese gunners, commanded by YANAGIDA Tomitaro (.- Vii? ,yt1
of the field artillery detachment of the 43 army, lefts Canton for
Hankow en route to ;:ukden. bix thousand men of the 152 Division, 50 Army,****
who moved from Chian, en (113--06, 22-34) and are an route to tiankow, were
ordered to travel by nights
6. On 17 July, 5,000 men of the 140 Division, 46 Army,**** and 12 armored
vehicles moved from ?,uchou (ill-19, 23-28) to Canton and are awaiting orders
to go north. Three thousand man of the 121 Division, 41 larrry, commanded by
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LI Han-pi, moved from Huiyang (114-26, 23-05) to Canton en route north.
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MII' Co. inert. - ccording to information available to this office,
the 14 )ivision is subordinate to the 49 1trmy.
Comment. According to information available to this office,
the 152 Division is subordinate to the 51 4Crray.
Comment. According to information available to this office,
the 140 Division is subordinate to the 47 Army.
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