CHINESE COMMUNIST ORDER OF BATTLE YUNNAN KWANGSI AND KWANGTUNG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form It prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
China
Chinese Communist Order of
Battle, Yunnan, Kwangsi, and
Kwangtung
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT
RENCES
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Comment. Since this order of battle summary is limited to identified
un s only, actual strengths in these areas are probably greater than indicated.
Yunnan
1. The Chinese communist 14 Army is along the Yunnan-Burma frontier, with its
headquarters in Paoshan (N 25-07, E 99-09). Its total strength is 30,000 men.l
2. The 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109 Provincial units2 are stationed along the
Yunnan-Indochina frontier and,with 6,000 troops in each unit, have a total
strength of 36,000 men.
3. The 13 Army, witha total strength of 30,000 men, has its headquarters in
K'aiyuan (N 23-42, E 103-14),and is stationed between Ningerh (N 23-03) E 105-05)
and Mengtzu (N 23-20, E 103-23).
4 The 43 Div .sion,3 19 Army, is in the Kunming area and has an estimated strength
of 10,000 men.
5.
6.
The 72 Regiment,4 with an estimated strength of 2,000 men, is in the Ningerh area.
The 3 Public Security Regiment,5 with an estimated strength of 2,000 men, is
at Wanting (N 24-00, E 97-55)-
total strength of 20,000 men.?
Kwangsi
At least one army of the 21 Army Group is in the Nanning area. This army has a
strength of 30,000 men. The main force of two divisions of this army group are
believed to be in the Liuchou (N 24-16, E 109-16)-Kweilin area and to have a
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8. The 219 Division,7 with an estimated strength of 6,000 men, is in Liuchou.
9. The 12 Public Security Division, which was formerly the 147 Division, 49 Army,8
is in the-Quatre Socs (sic) area of Fangch'eng (N 21-46, E 108-23). It has a
strength of 10,000 men.
10. The 90 unit (pu 6752) is in Nanning, the 50 unit (pu 6752) is in Chinghsi
.(N e3-09, z a-O6-25), and the 103 unit (pu 6752) is unlocated in Kwangsi.
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1l. The 41 11ex-army'r9 (sic), with a strength of 30,000 men, is on the Leichou
Peninsula
12.. The 43 Army, with a strength of 30,000 men, is on Hainan.
Comments
1. Throughout this report, strength figures for most units appear to be
paper Figures, derived by assuming that there are 10,000 men in a division
and 30,000 men in an army.
3. The 43 Division, present army subordination unknown, was formerly
subordinate to the 15 Army, and is now tentatively carried in Yunnan. 25X1
4. Presumably this'.is the 72 Regiment, 24 Division, 8 Army, since this
office knows of no provincial or public security unit in Yunnan with
this numerical designation. Available information tentatively places
the 8 Army in the Tatung (N 40-o6, E 113-14) area of Shansi. 25X1
the 3 Pubic Security
Regiment was in Chenyueh (N 21 - 5 ' , 1 0 1 - 2 0 ) in m ember and it 25X1
comprised eight companies totalling 1,300 men.
6. Available information places the 51 Army.in the Nanning-Lungchou (N 22-22,
-E'106-56) area, the 52 Army in the Liuchou-P'ingnan. (H 23-33) E 110-22) area,
and the '53 Army in the Kueilin area.-These armies comprise the 21 Army Group.
7. No such. unit is known to this office.
The dissolution of the 49 Army and the transformation of the 147 Division
into the 12 Public Security Division have been previously reporte
Available information places the 41 Army in the Huiyang-Swatow area. Only
elements of the 43 Army are currently carried on the Leichou Peninsula.
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