NRA Group Armies question

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NRA Group Armies question

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Post by montyp165 » 01 Dec 2007, 07:00

I've been reading up on Chinese military units during WWII, and was wondering what the historical official translation term for 集團軍 was during the war, as it could translate as "group Army' or 'Army group' depending on how it's read or interpreted. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Leonard » 08 Dec 2007, 18:51

It is called Group Army during the war. This can be confirmed by the arm bands used in units. e.g. 18AG for the 18th 集團軍. Army Group is used as the official translation for 軍團.
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Post by montyp165 » 21 Dec 2007, 20:23

According to an editor on this talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Army_ ... onary_Army

軍團 is called an army corps, but what is correct?
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Post by Leonard » 21 Dec 2007, 23:51

It is a translation, so it is as pointless as debating whether Chiang Kai- Shek or Jiang Jieshi is the correct name. All I can say is it is officially translated as Group Army by the Chinese during the war. Which version u use is up to u. The same goes for whether to use Army or Corps for KMT 軍. While Corps seems more appropriate, it was called Army at the time of the war.
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