Chinese Red Army
| Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | |
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| 中國工農紅軍 | |
Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | |
| Active | 1928–1937 |
| Disbanded | 1937 |
| Country | Chinese Soviet Republic |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | Central Military Commission |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Ground warfare |
| Headquarters | Jinggang Mountains (1928-1929) Ruijin, Jiangxi Soviet (1929-1934) Yan'an, Yan'an Soviet (1935-1937) |
| Engagements | Chinese Civil War |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中國工農紅軍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国工农红军 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese People's Red Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民紅軍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民红军 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abbreviation: Red Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紅軍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 红军 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Chinese Red Army, formally the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army(中國工農紅軍) or just the Red Army(紅軍), was the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1928 to 1937. It was formed when Communist elements of the National Revolutionary Army splintered and mutinied in the Nanchang Uprising. The Red Army was reincorporated into the National Revolutionary Army as part of the Second United Front with the Kuomintang to fight against the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937–1945. In the later stages of the Chinese Civil War the Red Army splintered off once again and was renamed the People's Liberation Army.