Nanchang Uprising
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The Nanchang Uprising of August 1927 was the point at which conflict between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party of China became an outright rebellion. This began the Chinese Civil W
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People's Liberation Army
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The People's Liberation Army is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China. It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Fo
Nanchang Uprising
…forces by 5 August, withdrawing to the Jinggang Mountains of western Jiangxi. 1 August 1927 was later regarded as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the first action fought against the Kuomintang and the National Revolutionary Army (NRA). Communist forces at their peak during the Nanchang…
PLA troops entering Beijing in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War
Chinese troops gathered on a T-34/85 or a Type 58 medium tank leaving North Korea in 1958, 5 years after the Korean War ended with an armistice (a ceasefire) in 1953. The banner in the background of the picture bears a slogan (in Chinese) which declares "The Friendship And Unity of the North Korean And Chinese Peoples Are Always Steadfast And Strong!"
Marshal Lin Biao surveying the soldiers during the 10th-anniversary military parade in 1959
The PLA Honor Guard in Beijing, 2007