347th Regiment (People's Republic of China)

347th Regiment (People's Republic of China)

History

The 347th Regiment was a military formation of the 116th Division, People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War.

The 116th Division was one of the first CCF divisions to engage the UN approaching the Yalu River, and at the Battle of Unsan after inflicting severe loses on them reduced the 8th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division to a combat ineffective unit.

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