58th Division (People's Republic of China)

58th Division (People's Republic of China)

command structure
name=58th Division
date=
parent=20th Army
subordinate=172nd Regiment
173rd Regiment
174th Regiment

History

Korean War

The 58th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (aka Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War. They were a component of the 20th Army, consisting of the 172nd, 173rd, and 174th Regiments. [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/korea/ebb/ch3.htm Mossman, Billy C. "Ebb and FlowNovember 1950-July 1951", pg 55] ]

The 58th Division attacked the U.S. Marines holding Hagaru-ri during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/kw-chinter/chinter.htm The Korean War: The Chinese Intervention, pg 17] ]

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