| ID | 084049 |
| Title Proper | Soviet Union's assistance to national armies in Northern China in 1925-1927 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Alexandrov, Sergei |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The national armies ("people's armies") of Kuomintang came into being on the military-political scene of China in the autumn of 1924 as a result of a split in the grouping of General Wu Peifu, which controlled Central China: the troops under the command of General Feng Yuxiang1 broke away from General Wu's army group. General Feng staged a coup in Beijing on October 23, 1924. renamed his troops into national armies, and as the commander of the 1st National Army occupied the Beijing district and Inner Mongolia. Another group, consisting of people from the Shenxi province, commanded by General Hu Jingyi, continued its offensive to the south, drove the remaining troops of General Wu from the Henan province, and remained there, having taken the name - the 2nd National Army. General Hu became the military governor of the province |
| `In' analytical Note | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 36, No. 3: p96-108 |
| Journal Source | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 36, No. 3: p96-108 |
| Key Words | Soviet Union ; Soviet Union - Northern China ; Northern China - Soviet Union |