East River Column
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The East River Column or Dongjiang Column (simplified Chinese: 东江纵队; traditional Chinese: 東江縱隊) was a unit of anti-Japanese Communist guerrillas that operated in Guangdong and Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. They played a major role in Chinese resistance against Japanese occupation, and remain an important part of local historical traditions about the war and the subsequent Communist Revolution. They are also notable outside of China for being the only Chinese Communist unit transported on US Navy vessels, done as part of the peace negotiations led by the Marshall Mission.
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East River Column | |
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Founded | May 8th, 1940 |
Country | China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Type | Army Light Infantry |
Role | Guerilla warfare |
Size | 600 (1939)[1]
6,000 (1941)[2] 3,000 (1945)[3] |
Commanders | |
Commander | Zeng Sheng |
Chief of Staff | Wang Zuorao |
Notable commanders | Liu Tianfu[4] |
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