CHINESE COMMUNIST ORDER OF BATTLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011300390008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 3, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO. 51_4AA
FEB 1952
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
25X1
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Order of Battle
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 15
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 15 PROHIBITED.
THIS IS
DATE DISTR. 3 April 1952
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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The combat strengths of various Chinese Communist units in Korea are as follows:1
l. Field Arvy
12 Army Group?
38 Ate; strength 15,000
39 Army; strength 13,000
40 Army; strength. 16, 000
15 Army Group
47 Army; strength 20,000
!1.9 Army; 2 strength 12, 000
4$ Army 3 strength 13,000
3 Field Army
9 Army Group
20 Army; strength 16,000
26 Army; strength 14,000
27 Army; strength 11., 000
37 Army;1 strength 16,000
5 Field Army5
19 Army Group6
63 Army; strength 17,000
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64 Army; strength 15,000
65 Army; strength 20,000
20 Army Group:
66 Army; strength 13,000
67 Army; strength 12,000
68 Army; strength 13,000
21 Army Group?'
53 ArnY9
5-11- Army;
55 Army;
strength 16,000
strength 14,000
strength 15,000
1 Mechanized Corps; strength 8,000
2 Artillery Corps; strength 6,000
5 Artillery Corps; strength 6 000
Inner Mongolian Cavalry Unit;$ strength 6,000
1. omment. The reliability of the above information cannot be judged
because the strengths are much lower t h a n those m l 25X1
I lother estimates, and other details, such as army grouping
and subordination differ from other information available to this office.
Formerly called the 52 Army.
Comment. Possibly
with elements of the 49 Army.
replacements from the 52 Army integrated
F-----lComment. Formerly and possibly still called the 50 Army.
Comment. Possibly this
the Army.
refers to the replacement role of
.. Comment. According to information available to this office the
37 Army has been dropped from the order of battle.
5. E~Commente These units presently are not identified as 5 Field Army,
but will be the core of the 5 Field Army.
6. Comment. According to information available to this office the
19 Army Group is subordinate to the 1 Field Army.
7. Comment. According to available information the 21 Army Group is
subordinate to the 4 Field Army and comprises the 51, 52 and 53 Armies.
Elements of the 53 and 55 Armies have been reported in Korea but the 54 Army
has not been reported there.
Comment. This unit is possibly subordinate to the 4 Field Army.
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