Chinese Red Army

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Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
中國工農紅軍
Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
Active	1928–1937
Disbanded	1937
Country	Chinese Soviet Republic
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	Central Military Commission
Type	Army
Role	Ground warfare
Headquarters	Jinggang Mountains (1928-1929) Ruijin, Jiangxi Soviet (1929-1934) Yan'an, Yan'an Soviet (1935-1937)
Engagements	Chinese Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mao Zedong Peng Dehuai Zhu De

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The Chinese Red Army, formally the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army^[a](中國工農紅軍) or just the Red Army(紅軍), was the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1928 to 1937. It was formed when Communist elements of the National Revolutionary Army splintered and mutinied in the Nanchang Uprising. The Red Army was reincorporated into the National Revolutionary Army as part of the Second United Front with the Kuomintang to fight against the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937–1945. In the later stages of the Chinese Civil War the Red Army splintered off once again and was renamed the People's Liberation Army.
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