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Taoliao Army, was the former
Hsingan Reclamation Army that had gone over to the Japanese during the
invasion of Manchuria. It was involved in
Operation Nekka
The defense of the Great Wall () (January 1 – May 31, 1933) was a campaign between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, which took place before the Second Sino-Japanese War officially commenced in 1937 and after the Japanese in ...
that captured
Rehe. Following which in 1933 it became the
Rehe Guard Army. It had the same commander throughout,
Chang Hai-peng.
The Taoliao Army was part of the Manchukuoan Army formed upon the foundation of the state of
Manchukuo. It was composed of at least eight Detachments. The 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th Detachments are mentioned in Anti Bandit Operations against
Feng Zhanhai and Mongolian bandits in the summer of 1932. At the time of Operation Nekka in January 1933, seven Detachments are mentioned as being in the Manchukuoan force of 40,000 men attached to the Japanese invasion army.
Sources
* Jowett, Phillip J., Rays of the Rising Sun Vol 1., Helion & Co. Ltd. 2004.
Armies of Manchukuo
Second Sino-Japanese War