Ili National Army
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Ili National Army consisted originally of six regiments: Suidun
Infantry Regiment, Ghulja Regiment, Kensai Regiment, Ghulja Reserve Regiment, Kazakh
Cavalry Regiment, Dungan
Regiment, Artillery Subdivision, Sibo
Subdivision, Mongol Subdivision. Last two Subdivisions were later reformed to Regiments. Motorized part of Army consisted of one Artillery Subdivision with 12 cannons, 2 armoured vehicles and 2 tanks. All regiments were armed by mostly German
weapons, provided by the Soviet Union
by order of Stalin, command personnel was trained in the Soviet Union. Rebel aviation included 42 airplanes, captured in Ghulja Kuomintang
air base and repaired by Soviet military personnel. On December 20, 1949 the Ili National Army joined the People's Liberation Army of China as Sinkiang 5th Army Corps
of PLA, but then was reformed, its Division
s were transferred to the newly created Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
of PLA with all weapons of Divisions having been seized. Later these National Divisions were disbanded, most of its personnel had been imprisoned, executed or fled to the USSR.
According to M.Kutlukov, during September, 1945, the Ili National Army had gained decisive victories over Kuomintang troops in Jungaria, where two just new-formed full-sized Kuomintang Divisions of Nationalist Second Army
(around 25,000 troops), armed with American weapons, were trapped and fully annihilated ( except of surrendered 6,000 soldiers and officers, including 7 generals), in battles in the highly fortified Wusu
-Shihezi
district, thanks to the mass heroism of soldiers and officers of National Army, experience of numerous Soviet military personnel and advisers, participated directly in the military operations, employment of heavy artillery fire and aerial bombings ( by rebel aviation) of Kuomintang positions in the strategic oil rich district.
Ili National Army was formed on April 8, 1945.
Suidun
The town of Shuiding , formerly Suiding is the county seat of Huocheng County in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China...
Infantry Regiment, Ghulja Regiment, Kensai Regiment, Ghulja Reserve Regiment, Kazakh
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
Cavalry Regiment, Dungan
Dungan
Dungans , called by Chinese and translated in Chinese language as Hui , are an ethnic group of Persian origin. The Dungans are dispersive people, comprising the majority population of Ningxia Autonomous Region, and scatter in other parts of China...
Regiment, Artillery Subdivision, Sibo
Xibe
The Xibe or Sibo are a Tungusic ethnic group living mostly in northeast China and Xinjiang. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.- History :...
Subdivision, Mongol Subdivision. Last two Subdivisions were later reformed to Regiments. Motorized part of Army consisted of one Artillery Subdivision with 12 cannons, 2 armoured vehicles and 2 tanks. All regiments were armed by mostly German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
weapons, provided by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
by order of Stalin, command personnel was trained in the Soviet Union. Rebel aviation included 42 airplanes, captured in Ghulja Kuomintang
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
air base and repaired by Soviet military personnel. On December 20, 1949 the Ili National Army joined the People's Liberation Army of China as Sinkiang 5th Army Corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
of PLA, but then was reformed, its Division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
s were transferred to the newly created Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps , known as XPCC, the PCC or Bingtuan for short, is a unique economic and semi-military governmental organization in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The XPCC has administrative authority over several medium-sized...
of PLA with all weapons of Divisions having been seized. Later these National Divisions were disbanded, most of its personnel had been imprisoned, executed or fled to the USSR.
According to M.Kutlukov, during September, 1945, the Ili National Army had gained decisive victories over Kuomintang troops in Jungaria, where two just new-formed full-sized Kuomintang Divisions of Nationalist Second Army
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army , pre-1928 sometimes shortened to 革命軍 or Revolutionary Army and between 1928-1947 as 國軍 or National Army was the Military Arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947, as well as the national army of the Republic of China during the KMT's period of party rule...
(around 25,000 troops), armed with American weapons, were trapped and fully annihilated ( except of surrendered 6,000 soldiers and officers, including 7 generals), in battles in the highly fortified Wusu
Wusu
Wusu can also refer to Taiyuan Wusu Airport.Wusu is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Wusu is a city, where oil-production is a major part of the economy...
-Shihezi
Shihezi
Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.-Demography:Shihezi is the second largest city in Xinjiang, after Urumqi....
district, thanks to the mass heroism of soldiers and officers of National Army, experience of numerous Soviet military personnel and advisers, participated directly in the military operations, employment of heavy artillery fire and aerial bombings ( by rebel aviation) of Kuomintang positions in the strategic oil rich district.
Ili National Army was formed on April 8, 1945.