120th Division (People's Republic of China)

120th Division (People's Republic of China)

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name=120th Division
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parent=40th Army
subordinate=358th Regiment
359th Regiment
360th Regiment

The 124th Division was a division deployed by the People's Republic of China.

History

The 120th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army deployed by the Chinese army as part of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) during the Korean War. It had a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 40th Army, and consisted of the 358th, 359th, and 360th Regiments. [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/20-2-1/sn39.htm Appleman, Roy E. "South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu", pg 768] ]

Current

The current status of the unit is unknown.

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