Fourth Field Army

Fourth Field Army
Active	1938-1955
Country	China
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Type	Army Light Infantry
Role	Field army
Size	1.5 million
Part of	Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Colors	Grey
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Chairman of the CMC
Notable commanders	Lin Biao Luo Ronghuan

The Fourth Field Army (Chinese: 中国人民解放军第四野战军) was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army. It was formed during the Chinese Civil War by existing members of Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army stationed in Manchuria along with others, where they fought against the Republic of China government. The army also incoorporated elements of the former Manchurian occupation forces, which included around 30 thousand Japanese troops.^[1] The army was commanded by Lin Biao, and it was involved in many crucial battles including the Liaoshen Campaign. The Eighth Route army was disbanded in April 1955 to form part of the current Guangzhou Military Region.^[2]

References

1. "鲜为人知的秘密 解放军曾收编三万日本兵". Xinhua Net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
2. "Remembering Military History: The Chinese Fourth Field Army (1)". Zhonghua Net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.