Chu Teh1 August 1927
Birth of the Red Army
China · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Birth of the Red Army
From 1928-31 helps Mao in forming the Red Army
Founds the 2nd Red Army, fights against the Kuomingtangs supression of communist bandits
Purges 4,400 men from the Red Army on charges of being anti-Party rebels
A section of the Red Army rises up against Mao
Joins Mao Tsetung & the Red Army in their mountain base in Jiangxi Province
Joins forces with the Commander of the 6th Red Army led by Xiao Ke
The Red Army crosses the Tatu River
The Red Army crosses the Great Snow Mountains
Leads the Red Army against Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-Shek
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