117th Armed Police Mobile Division (People's Republic of China)

The 117th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 39th Army, consisting of the 349th, 350th, and 351st Regiments.[1]

The division participated in the Battle of Unsan during the Korean War in the 1950s.

References

  1. Appleman, Roy E. "XXXIX: The Big Question". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army in the Korean War. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1.
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