Chinese Expeditionary Force
The Chinese Expeditionary Force (traditional Chinese: 中國遠征軍; simplified Chinese: 中国远征军) was an expeditionary unit of China's National Revolutionary Army that was dispatched to Burma and India in support of the Allied efforts against the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion and occupation of Burma in the South-East Asian theatre of the Second World War.
| Chinese Expeditionary Force | |
|---|---|
Reunion of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Chinese Army in India (X Force and Y Force). | |
| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Disbanded | 1945 |
| Country | China |
| Branch | Republic of China Army |
| Type | Expeditionary Force |
| Role | Close-quarters combat Combined arms Expeditionary warfare Forward observer Jungle warfare Mountain warfare Raiding Urban warfare |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Sun Li-jen Du Yuming Joseph Stilwell Wei Lihuang |
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