The 115th Division was a military formation of the
People's Volunteer Army
The People's Volunteer Army (PVA) was the armed expeditionary forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the PVA were actually transferred from the People's Liberation Army under the order ...
(Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the
39th Army, consisting of the
343rd,
344th, and
345th Regiments.
The ''115th Division was one of the first CCF divisions to attack the
UN forces as they approached the
Yalu River
The Yalu River, known by Koreans as the Amrok River or Amnok River, is a river on the border between North Korea and China. Together with the Tumen River to its east, and a small portion of Paektu Mountain, the Yalu forms the border between ...
.
It effectively reduced the
8th Cavalry Regiment
The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. The 8th Cavalry continued to serve under a number of designations, fighting in every other major U.S. conflict since, except Worl ...
of the
1st Cavalry Division to a combat ineffective unit, after inflicting severe loses on them at
Unsan
Unsan County is a ''kun'', or county, in eastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Within the province, it borders Hyangsan in the east, Kujang and Nyŏngbyŏn in the south, and Tongch'ang and T'aech'ŏn in the west. In addition, it ...
. In all, over eight hundred men of the 8th Cavalry were lost—almost one-third of the regiment’s strength.
''The enemy
hineseforce that brought tragedy to the 8th Cavalry at Unsan was the CCF’s
116th Division. Elements of the 116th’s
347th Regiment were responsible for the roadblock south of Unsan. Also engaged in the Unsan action was the 115th Division.''
Current
The unit appears to still be active with the
78th Group Army in the
Northern Theater Command
The Northern Theater Command (is) one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region and Beijing Military Region. Its headquarters is in the Heping D ...
Ground Force, as the 115th Medium Combined Arms Brigade.
PLA Ground Forces
References
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Infantry brigades of the People's Liberation Army