As we all know, the first-level organization of the army was an important organization of the Red Army during the period. The army at that time was not the same as the current army. The current army had a unified organization, with tens of thousands of people, while the army during the Red Army was just a representative form of the army. The army at that time ranged from dozens to tens of thousands of people. Although the number of each army was different, it also represented a period of history. This article will organize the first-level organization of the army during the Red Army period.
Red 1 Army: The Red 11th Army was adapted from the after the Huangma Uprising in October 1930, with a total of about 2,000 people in the entire army. Commander: Xu Jishen, Political Commissar: Cao Dajun, Deputy Commander: Xu Xiangqian, In January 1931, the Red 1st Army and the Red 15th Army were combined into the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Red Fourth Army
Red 2nd Army: In July 1930, the Red 4th Army in the Hunan-European region met with the Red 6th Army to form the Red 2nd Army. The Red 4th Army was renamed the Red 2nd Army. Commander: He Long, Political Commissar: Zhu Mianzhi.
Red 3rd Army (Red 3rd Army in Southwest Jiangxi): In July 1930, the Red 6th Army of the Red 1st Army was reorganized into the Red 3rd Army. Commander: Huang Gongluo, Political Commissar: Chen Yi, June 1933, Central Red Army cancelled the army-level system, and the Red 3rd Army was reduced to the Red 1st Division of the Red 1st Army
Red 3rd Army (Red 3rd Army in West Hunan and Hubei): In March 1931, the Red 2nd Army was reduced to the Red 3rd Army. Commander: He Long, Political Commissar: Deng Zhongxia, in September 1934, the Red 3rd Army resumed the Red 2nd Army.
Red 4th Army (Jinggangshan Red Fourth Army): In April 1928, the troops led by Zhu De and Mao Zedong successfully met in Jinggangshan to form the Red Fourth Army. Commander: Zhu De, Political Commissar: Mao Zedong. In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 4th Army was reduced to the Red 1st Army Red 2nd Division
Red 4th Army (Hubei and Western Red 4th Army): In March 1928, He Long and Zhou Yiqun formed the guerrillas in the Honghu area, and the guerrillas were later reorganized into the Red 4th Army. Commander: He Long, Political Commissar: Zhou Yiqun. In July 1930, the Red 4th Army and the Red 6th Army formed the Red 2nd Army, and the Red 4th Army was renamed the Red 2nd Army.
Red 4th Army (Huzhou, Henan and Anhui Red Fourth Army): In January 1931, the Red 1st Army and the Red 15th Army met, and the two armies were combined into the Hubei, Henan and Anhui Red Fourth Army. Commander: Kuang Jixun, Political Commissar: Yu Dusan, Chief of Staff: Xu Xiangqian
Red 5 Army (Hubei and Jiangxi Red Fifth Army): In July 1928, the Pingjiang Uprising troops led by Peng Dehuai were reorganized into the Red 5 Army, with 2,500 troops in the entire army. Commander: Peng Dehuai, Political Commissar: Teng Daiyuan, In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 5 Army was reduced to the Red 4th Division of the Red 3 Corps
Red 5 Army (Western Expedition Army Red 5 Army ): In July 1935, the Red 5 Corps was reduced to the Red 5 Army, Commander: Dong Zhentang, Political Commissar: Zeng Risan , joined the Western Route Army in 1936 and failed.
Red 6th Army (Red 6th Army in Changyang, western Hubei): In July 1929, local armed forces in Changyang, Hubei formed the Red 6th Army, with more than 3,000 troops in the entire army. Commander: Li Xun , Political Commissar: Chen Shoushan , and in August of the same year, the entire army was ambushed by the Red 6th Army.
Red 6 Army (Southwest Jiangxi Red Sixth Army): In January 1930, the Red Army guerrillas in the southwest Jiangxi were merged into the Red 6 Army. Commander: Huang Gongluo, Political Commissar: Liu Shiqi. In July 1930, the Red 6 Army was reorganized into the Red 3 Army.
Red 6 Army (Southwestern Hubei Red 6 Army): In February 1930, the Central Independent Division of the Red Army in the West Hubei was reorganized into the Red 6 Army. Commander: Sun Deqing , Political Commissar: Zhou Yiqun, Deputy Commander: Duan Dechang , Chief of Staff: Xu Guangda, In July of the same year, the Red 6 Army and the Red 4 Army formed the Red 2 Corps.
Red 6th Army (New Red Sixth Army in Ehonghu): In January 1931, a regiment of the Western Hubei Red 6th Army returned to Western Hubei to form the New Red Sixth Army. Soon the New Red 6th Army was reorganized into an independent regiment of the Red 6th Army.
Red 7th Army (Guangxi Red Seventh Army): In November 1929, the Baise Uprising troops led by Zhang Yunyi formed the Red 7th Army. Commander: Zhang Yunyi, Chief of Staff: Gong Chu, arrived in the Central Soviet Area in July 1931 and organized into the Red 3rd Army . In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 7th Army was reduced to the Red 5th Division of the Red 3rd Army
Red 7th Army (Euro and Henan) Anhui Red Seventh Army): The troops of the Huangma Uprising in January 1928 were organized into the Red 7th Army, with 70 people in the entire army. The commander: Wu Guanghao , political commissar: Dai Kemin , in 1929, the Red 7th Army was reorganized into the 31st Division of the Red 11th Army
Red 8 Army (Red Eighth Army, Longzhou, Guangxi): In February 1930, the troops of the Longzhou Uprising in Guangxi formed the Red 8th Army, commander: Yu Zuoyu , political commissar: Deng Bin, merged into the Red 7th Army in October of the same year.
Red 8th Army (Red 8th Army in Southeast Hubei): In June 1930, the fifth column of the Red 5th Army was expanded into the Red 8th Army. Commander: Li Can, Political Commissar: Deng Qianyuan , Houhong 8 The army was re-organized into the Red 5th Army
Red 8th Army (Hunan-Jiangxi Red Eighth Army): In 1932, the Independent 1st Division of the Red Army in Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet Area and the Independent 3rd Division were combined into the Red 8th Army. Commander: Li Tianzhu, Political Commissar: Wang Zhen. In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 8th Army was reduced to the Red 6th Army Red 16th Division
Red 9th Army (Red 9th Army, Red 4th Army): In June 1933, the Red 12th Division of the Red 4th Army of the Red 4th Army of the Red 4th Army was expanded to the Red 9th Army. Commander: He Wei, Political Commissar: Zhan Caifang, failed to join the Western Route Army in 1936.
Red 9th Army (Red Ninth Army in western Fujian): In March 1930, the guerrillas in western Fujian were combined into the Red 9th Army. Commander: Deng Yigang , Political Commissar: Gao Jingshan , In May 1930, the Red 9th Army was renamed the 12th Army
Red 9 Army (Red 9th Army in northern Hubei): In July 1930, the guerrillas in northern Hubei Xiangzaoyi region formed the Red 9th Army, commander: Zhang Xiangshan, political commissar: Yu Yi'an , and later the Red 9th Army was incorporated into the Red 3rd Army, which was reduced by the Red 2 Corps.
Red 10th Army: At the end of 1930, Fang Zhimin and Zhou Jianping and others formed the main Red Army, the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi revolutionary base . Commander: Zhou Jianping, Political Commissar: Xiao Jinguang, transferred to the Soviet area in January 1933 and renamed the Red 11 Army. Later, the Red 11 Army was expanded into the Red 7th Army. The Red 7th Army returned to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi and was organized into the Red 10th Army.
Red 11 Army (Eleventh Army of Dongjiang Army, Guangdong): In May 1930, the armed forces in Dongjiang District, Guangdong formed the Red 11 Army. Commander: Gu Dacun, Political Commissar: Yan Hanzhang, and in December of the same year, it was reduced to the Dongjiang Independent Second Division,
Red 11 Army (Europe and Henan Border Red 11 Army): In July 1928, the Red 7 Army formed by the Huangma Uprising was reorganized into the Red 11 Army, and was renamed the Red 1st Army in April 1930.
Red 11 Army (Red Front Army Red 11 Army ): In January 1933, the Red 10 Army was transferred to the Soviet District and changed to the Red 11 Army
Red 12 Army (Southeastern Hubei Red 12 Army): In September 1929, the guerrillas in southeastern Hubei combined the 12th Army, commander: Xie Zhenya, the Red 8th Army, which was incorporated into Li Can in 1930 in 1930: Red 9 Army (Southwest Fujian Red 12 Army): In May 1930, the Red 9 Army of Western Fujian was reorganized into the Red 12 Army, 193 In 00, the Red 20th Army and the Red 21st Army in western Fujian were merged into the New Red 12th Army. Commander: Zuo Quan, Political Commissar: Shi Jian . In December 1931, the two Red 12 armies merged. Commander: Luo Binghui, Political Commissar: Tan Zhenlin. In October 1932, the Red 12th Army divided into parts to form the Red 22nd Army. The reduced Red 12th Army, Commander: Xiao Ke, Political Commissar: Huang Su, In June 1933, the Red 12th Army was reduced to the Independent First Regiment of the Red Front Army
Red 13th Army (Red 13th Army in southern Zhejiang): In May 1930, the guerrillas in Yongjia area of Zhejiang formed the Red 13th Army. Commander: Hu Gongmian , Political Commissar: Jin Guanzhen, was disbanded in September of the same year.
Red 13th Army (Red 5th Army Red 13th Army): In December 1931, the troops of the Ningdu Uprising were reorganized into the Red 5th Army, and the former 73rd Brigade of the 26th Route Army was reorganized into the 13th Army of the Red 5th Army. Commander: Dong Zhentang, Political Commissar: He Changgong. In December 1932, the 13th Army was abolished and merged into the 39th Division, which was reduced by the Red 14th Army of the Red 5th Army.
Red 14th Army (Southern Jiangsu Red 14th Army): In January 1930, the peasant armed forces in Jiangsu region formed the Red 14th Army. The commander: He Kun , and the political commissar: Dong Weimin, who was disbanded in October of the same year.
Red 14th Army (Red 5th Army Red 14th Army ): In December 1931, the troops of the Ningdu Uprising were reorganized into the Red 5th Army, and part of the 26th Route Army was reorganized into the 14th Army of the Red 5th Army. Commander: Zhao Bosheng, Political Commissar: Huang Huoqing, in June 1932, the 39th Division of the 14th Army was reduced.
Red 15th Army (Xu Haibeng Red 15th Army): In July 1930, the peasant uprising in Xuzhou and Haizhou formed the Red 15th Army. Commander: Chen Zhiping, was disbanded the following month
Red 15th Army (Southeast Hubei Red 15th Army): In October 1930, the 4th Column and the 5th Column of the Red 8th Army were reorganized into the Red 15th Army. Commander: Cai Shenxi, Political Commissar: Chen Qi,
Red 15th Army (Red 5th Army of the Red 5th Army): In December 1931, the troops of the Ningdu Uprising were reorganized into the Red 5th Army, and part of the 26th Route Army was reorganized into the 14th Army of the Red 5th Army. Commander: Huang Zhongyue, Political Commissar: Zuo Quan, in June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 15th Army was reduced. The Red 13th Division of the Red 5th Army
Red 16th Army: In August 1930, the 1st Column of the 5th Army of the Red Army and the Independent Division of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border were combined into the Red 16th Army. Commander: Hu Yiming, Political Commissar: Li Chuping, In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 16th Army was reduced to the Red 16th Division
Red 17th Army: In July 1933, the Independent 3rd Division of the Hubei-Jiangxi Military Region and the Independent Division of the North Jiangxi Army were combined into the Red 17th Army. Commander: Zhang Tao , Political Commissar: Fang Buzhou, merged into the Red 16th Division in January 1934.
Red 18th Army: In March 1933, the Independent 1st Division and the 2nd Division of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Military Region were combined into the Red 18th Army. Commander: Yantuge , Political Commissar: Xu Hong, in June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 16th Army was reduced to the Red 18th Division, and later it was classified as the Red 6th Corps .
Red 19th Army (Red 19th Army in Hebei): In August 1930, the peasant uprising in Wuligang, Wan County, Hebei Province, formed the Red 19th Army. The commander: Ge Zhannong, and the troops were later dispersed.
Red 19th Army (Red 19th Army in Hebei): In the summer of 1930, the Red Army in the eastern Hebei region formed the Red 19th Army. The troops were dispersed.
Red 19th Army (Red 19th Army in western Fujian): In March 1933, the independent 11th Division of the Fujian Military Region was expanded into the Red 19th Army. Commander: Ye Jianying. In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the army-level system, and the Red 19th Army was reduced to the Red 34th Division , and later included in the Red 5th Army.
Red 20th Army (Red 20th Army in western Fujian): In May 1930, the guerrillas in western Fujian formed the Red 20th Army, commander: Hu Shaohai, political commissar: Deng Zihui, . In November of the same year, the Red 20th Army and the Red 21st Army were combined into the Red 12th Army
Red 20th Army (Red 20th Army in southwest Jiangxi): In July 1930, local armed forces in southwest Jiangxi formed the Red 20th Army. Commander: Zeng Bingchun, Political Commissar: Chen Dongri, the Red 20th Army was incorporated into the Red 7th Army in 1931.
Red 20th Army (Red 20th Army in southern Hebei): In May 1930, the peasant uprising in Cixian and Yuecheng in southern Hebei formed the 20th Army of the Red Army. The troops were dispersed.
Red 21st Army (Red 21st Army in western Fujian): In June 1930, the 4th Column of the Red 4th Army and the 1st Column of the Red 12th Army were combined into the 21st Army of the Red Army. Commander: Hu Shaohai, Political Commissar: Li Renyu. In November of the same year, the 21st Army and the 20th Army were combined into the 12th Army of the Red 12th Army (Red 21st Army of southern Gansu): In July 1932, the 3rd Independent Division of the Jiangxi Military Region and the 6th Division were combined into the 21st Army of the Red Army. Commander: Liu Chouxi , Political Commissar: Li Jingquan, In July 1933, the Red 21st Army and the Red 7th Army were reduced to the 5th Division of the Red 3rd Army.
Red 21st Army (Red 21st Army in southern Hebei): In the summer of 1930, the peasant uprising in Cixian and Pengcheng in southern Hebei formed the Red 21st Army, and the troops were later dispersed.
Red 22nd Army (Gannan Red Twenty-second Army): In June 1930, local armed forces in Gannan formed the Red 22nd Army, commander: Chen Yi, political commissar: Qiu Dasan . In February 1931, the Red 22nd Army was reduced to the Red 64th Division (delegation commander: Su Yu)
Red 22nd Army (Gannan New Red Twenty-second Army): In August 1932, the 4th Independent Division of the Southern Gannan and the 5th Division formed the Red 22nd Army.Commander: Xiao Ke, Political Commissar: Liang Xihu, In June 1933, the Central Red Army abolished the military-level system, and the Red 22nd Army was split into the 1st Division and the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army
Red 23rd Army: In March 1933, the troops of the Fifth Division of the Jiangxi Military Region formed the 23rd Army of the Red Army. Commander: Liu Xiongwu, Political Commissar: Li Zongbai, in June of the same year, organized into the Independent 22nd Division
Red 24th Army : In July 1931, a part of the Northwest Army of Pingding District, Shanxi launched an armed uprising to form the 24th Army of the Red Army, with 1,100 people in the entire army. Commander: Hao Guang, Political Commissar: Gu Xiongyi, merged into the Shaanxi Northern Red Army in September 1931 Shaanxi Northern Red Army
Red 25th Army : In October 1931, the 12th Division of the Red Fourth Army was expanded into the 25th Army. Commander: Kuang Jixun, Political Commissar: Wang Pingzhang, , In October 1932, the main force of the Red Fourth Front Army withdrew from the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area, the 73rd Division and the 75th Division of the Red 25th Army were responsible for staying behind. Later, the 73rd Division was expanded into the Red 28th Army. In April 1934, the Red 28th Army and the Red 25th Army were combined into the Red 25th Army. Commander: Xu Haidong, Political Commissar: Wu Huanxian, In September 1935, the Red 25th Army Long March 2 arrived in northern Shaanxi and the Red 26th Army. The Red 27th Army joined forces to form the Red 15th Army. The Red 25th Army was reduced to the Red 15th Division and
Red 26th Army (Red 26th Army in southern Hebei): In September 1930, the peasant uprising in Dongming, Shandong and Changyuan, Henan to form the Red 26th Army, and the troops were dispersed.
Red 26th Army (Shaanxi-Ganxi Red 26th Army): In December 1932, the Shaanxi-Ganxi guerrillas were reorganized into the Red 26th Army, with 200 people in the entire army. Commander: Liu Zhidan, Political Commissar: Du Heng, In September 1935, Red 25th Army and Red 26th Army, Red 27th Army formed the Red 15th Army, and Red 26th Army reduced to the 78th Division of the Red 15th Army,
Red 27th Army (Europe, Henan, Anhui Red 27th Army): After the Red Fourth Front Army left the Hubei, Henan, Anhui Soviet Area in 1932, the 81st Regiment responsible for the left-behind formed the Red 27th Army with local armed forces. Commander: Liu Shiqi, Political Commissar: Guo Shushen, In November 1932, the Red 27th Army was incorporated into the Red 25th Army.
Red 27th Army (Red 27th Army of northern Shaanxi): In January 1935, the Shaanxi Independent Division was reorganized into the 27th Army of the Red Army. Commander: Yang Qi, Political Commissar: Zhang Dazhi. In September 1935, the Red 25th Army and the Red 26th Army, the Red 27th Army formed the Red 15th Army, and the Red 27th Army was reduced to the 81st Division of the Red 15th Army. In January 1937, local armed forces in northern Shaanxi formed the Red 27th Army again. The commander of the army: He Jinnian, and political commissar: Li Zonggui. In August of the same year, the new Red 27th Army was reorganized into the artillery battalion and baggage battalion of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
Red 28th Army (Red 28th Army in Western Anhui): In January 1933, the 221st Regiment of the Red 25th Army was expanded into the Red 28th Army. Commander: Liao Rongkun, Political Commissar: Wang Pingzhang, In the spring of 1934, the Red 28th Army was incorporated into the Red 25th Army. On February 1935, the Red 25th Army was responsible for the remaining troops, and the Red 28th Army was formed. The commander of the army also served as political commissar: Gao Jingting. In early 1938, the Red 28th Army was reorganized into the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army .
Red 28th Army (Shaanxi Red 28th Army): In December 1935, the Red 28th Army and local guerrillas formed the Red 28th Army. Commander: Liu Zhidan, Political Commissar: Song Renqiong. In August 1937, the Red 28th Army was incorporated into the 716th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army
Red 29th Army (Shibo-Shaanxi Red 29th Army): In February 1933, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Border Guerrillas were reorganized into the Red 29th Army. Commander: Chen Qianlun , Political Commissar: Li Gen, later adapted into the Shaanxi guerrillas.
Red 29th Army (Red 29th Army in northern Shaanxi): In January 1936, the Central Red Army formed the Red 29th Army with several guerrillas from northern Shaanxi. Commander: Xiao Jinguang, Political Commissar: Zhu Lizhi. In August 1937, the Red 29th Army was reorganized into the 2nd Guard Regiment of the Left-Backed Corps in the Eighth Route Army.
Red 30th Army (Red 4th Front Army Red 30th Army ): In July 1933, the Red 11th Division of the Red 4th Army of the Red 4th Army was expanded into the Red 30th Army. Commander: Yu Tianyun , Political Commissar: Li Xiannian, joined the Western Route Army in 1936 and failed.
Red 30th Army (Red 30th Army in northern Shaanxi): In April 1936, local armed forces in northern Shaanxi and northwestern Shanxi guerrillas were combined into the Red 30th Army.Commander: Yan Hongyan, Political Commissar: Cai Shufan, In August 1937, the Red 30th Army was reorganized into the 3rd Guard Regiment of the Left-behind Corps of the Eighth Route Army.
Red 31st Army: In July 1933, the 73rd Division of the Fourth Front Army was expanded into the Red 31st Army. Commander: Wang Shusheng, Political Commissar: Zhang Guangcai, In August 1937, the Red 31st Army was reorganized into the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army
Red 32nd Army (Red 32nd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army): In September 1932, the Peasant Uprising in Jilin area formed the Red 32nd Army, with more than 500 people in the entire army. Commander: Yang Jingyu, 193 In September 3, the army-level number was cancelled
Red 32 Army (Red 2nd Front Army Red 32nd Army): In July 1935, the Red 9th Army was reorganized into the Red 32nd Army and organized into the Red 2nd Front Army. Commander: Luo Binghui, Political Commissar: He Changgong, In August 1937, the Red 31st Army was reorganized into the 718th Regiment of the 359th Brigade, 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army
Red 33 Army: In October 1933, the Eastern Sichuan Guerrilla Army was reorganized into the Red 33 Army. Commander: Wang Weizhou, Political Commissar: Yang Keming . In January 1936, the Red 33 Army and the Red 5th Army were merged into the Red 5th Army.
Red 34th Army: In October 1933, several independent divisions of the Sichuan-Shaan Military Region were combined into the Red 34th Army. Commander: Wu Shi'an, the Red 34th Army troops did not gather. The Red 4th Front Army gave up its base and started the Long March, and then the Red 34th Army number was cancelled.
Red 35th Army: In May 1930, the local armed forces in Xinfeng , Nankang and other counties in southern Ganzhou were combined into the Red 35th Army. Commander: Deng Yigang, Political Commissar: Luo Guibo, in October 1931, it was adapted into the Independent Third Division of the First Front Army.
Red 36th Army: In November 1932, the Northeast Bayan Anti-Japanese Guerrillas were reorganized into the 36th Army of the Red Army. Commander: Zhang Jiazhou, Political Commissar: Zhao Shangzhi, Army rank number cancelled in September 1933
Red 37th Army: In November 1932, the Volunteer Army in Jilin was reorganized into the Red 37th Army. Commander: Yang Jingyu, Army rank number cancelled in September 1933
Note: The above commanders and political commissars were both in the early stages of the establishment, and there were great changes in the later period.
A total of 37 military-level numbers appeared during the Red Army period, among which the three Red Fourth Army were the foundations of the three major fronts of the Red Army. In June 1933, the seven main forces of the First Red Army during the reorganization were: Red 4th Army, Red 3rd Army, Red 5th Army, Red 7th Army, Red 15th Army, Red 10th Army, and Red 19th Army. The main forces of the Red Fourth Front Army during the reorganization of Sichuan and Shaanxi were: the Red 4th Army, the Red 9th Army, the Red 30th Army, and the Red 31st Army. Although the Red 26th Army, Red 27th Army, Red 28th Army, Red 29th Army and Red 30th Army of the northern Shaanxi Red Army have less than 2,000 troops.
