20th Army (People's Republic of China)

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The 20th Army was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War.

The Chinese "Army" has more or less a direct organizational relation to the "Corps" terminology employed by other nations.

It is subordinate to the Chinese "Group Army" (or "Army Group") and usually consists of three divisions with other attached or otherwise organic units.

The 20th Army started as the communist Red Army Eastern Fujian Independent Division, a collection of guerrilla forces operating in Eastern Fujian Province during the 1920s.

After the Japanese invasion, it was incorporated into the New Fourth Army as Third Support Group, 6th Regiment.

It was first under the command of Jiangnan Headquarters, and then Subei Headquarters with a nickname, "Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Righteous and Brave Army" ( Jiangnan Kangri Yiyong Jun ).