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Foreign Military Forces in China

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Post by Peter H » 17 Sep 2005, 15:28

An interesting link on garrisons in China in the inter-war period:

http://www.geocities.com/treatyport/for ... in%20China


French parade Bastille Day,1938,Shanghai International Settlement:

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Post by Peter H » 17 Sep 2005, 15:31

British forces in China,1939:

http://home.adelphia.net/~dryan67/orders/ukover.html
China

A. Shanghai Area
The Shanghai Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals
Detachment, Royal Engineers
2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment
1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders
The Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Shanghai Light Horse 'A' Company (British), Mih-Ho-Loong Rifles
American Troop Jewish Company
Armoured Car Company Light Automatic (Air Defence) Company
'C' Machine-Gun Company American Company
Shanghai Field Company Portuguese Company
Signal Company American Machine-Gun Company
Japanese Company Phillipine Company
Interpreter Company (Chinese) Shanghai Russian Regiment - 'C' Battalion
'B' Company (British) Transport Company
Shanghai Scottish Company 'H' Company - Reserve

B. Tientsin Area
The Tientsin Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals
1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
'A' Company plus one platoon, 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry - Pekin
Detachment, Royal Engineers

C. Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals
8th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
12th, 20th, 24th, 30th Heavy Batteries, RA; X Heavy Battery, HKSRA
5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
7th, 9th Anti-Aircraft Batteries, RA
22nd, 40th Fortress Companies, Royal Engineers
1st Hong Kong Medium Regiment, Hong Kong-Singapore Royal Artillery
1st, 2nd Mountain Batteries, HKSRA; 3rd, 4th Medium Batteries, HKSRA
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
1st Battery - Cape D'Aguilan
2nd Battery - Bluff Head, Stanley
3rd Battery - Aberdeen Island
4th Battery - Pak Sha Wan
5th (Anti-Aircraft) Battery - Sai Wan Hill
Field Company Engineers - Fanling and Forward Area
Signals - Hong Kong Island
Armoured Car Platoon - Forward Area
No. 1 Company - Kai Tak Airfield
No. 2 (Scottish) Company - Sheko Peninsula
No. 3 (Eurasian) Company - Stonecutter's Island
No. 4 (Chinese) Company - HighWest and Mt. Kellett
No. 5 Company - Mount Davis
No. 6 (Portuguese) Company - North Shin, Naval Yard to Causeway
No. 7 Company - Magasin Gap and Wanchui Gap
The Stanley Platoon - Stanley
Army Service Corps Company - HQ Deepwater Bay
The Hughe's Group (Hughesiliers) - Northern Point

The Hong Kong Brigade
2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots
1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment M-G: Nagking Barracks, Sam Shui Pu, Mainland
1st Kumaon Rifles, 19th Hyderabad Regiment: Whitfield Barracks, Hong Kong


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Post by Peter H » 17 Sep 2005, 15:46

The US 4th Marines in China 1927-41:

http://history.acusd.edu/gen/projects/m ... ines1.html

The US 3rd Marine Brigade in China 1927-28:

http://www.iiimef.usmc.mil/3rdMEB/meb_history.htm

US 15th Infantry Regiment in China 1911-38:

http://www.geocities.com/eureka/plaza/7 ... inf02.html

US 31st Infantry Regiment in China 1932:

http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Plaza/7 ... rmy01.html

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Re: Foreign Military Forces in China

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Colour photos of US Marines at Tientsin summer 1938
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Re: Foreign Military Forces in China

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Post by Peter H » 24 Jan 2011, 03:04

From ebay,seller pscave123

Italians at Tientsin
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Re: Foreign Military Forces in China

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From ebay,seller dixie_auctions

1931,US 15th Infantry Regiment
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From ebay,seller mmtt02

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Another one from ebay seller pscave123
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From ebay,seller mmtt02 last year.

French Indochinese troops,Shanghai
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Post by Peter H » 24 Jan 2011, 03:22

From ebay,seller nkyphotos.

1928--US 15th Infantry again.George Marshall commanded the regiment in China 1924-1927.
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Re: Foreign Military Forces in China

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Post by Peter H » 24 Jan 2011, 07:50

From: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

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Kentucky Island circa 1922

http://chinamarine.org/AsiaticFleet.aspx
...while summering at Chefoo, the Navy would rent a small island- Kentucky Island, to allow the entire Fleet Marine Force an opportunity to maintain their field skill proficiency for weeks at a time.
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Post by Peter H » 20 Feb 2011, 14:57

Italians at Tientsin (and their Allies)
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Re: Foreign Military Forces in China

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Post by Peter H » 21 Feb 2011, 02:08

From: http://www.memoryofchina.org/bbs/

US Navy--Marines & Sailors,Shanghai 1927
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