How many troops does the 115th Division, one of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, have? Why is the combat effectiveness so strong?
When the Eighth Route Army was reorganized from the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, there were only more than 40,000 people and 3 main divisions, how many troops did the 115th Division have? Why is the combat power so strong? The Eighth Route Army's strength grew to more than 500,000 at its peak, so how did it develop such a huge force under the harsh conditions at that time? At that time, the conditions of the Eighth Route Army were difficult, the 115th Division had very few people, only 15,500 people, and the weapons were very backward; at that time, our army was at a clear disadvantage, but the Eighth Route Army won the first great victory at Pingxingguan with fewer victories.
Subsequently, more people volunteered to join the Eighth Route Army, and the size of the contingent became larger and larger. In order to let everyone better see the changes in the Eighth Route Army, Xiaobian believes that it is most appropriate to use Li Yunlong's independent regiment as an example, the independent regiment initially had only one or two thousand people, but after the development of the division of troops, at the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it has expanded to more than 7,000 people, the weapons and equipment have also advanced a lot, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is also very strong, and it is a very powerful anti-Japanese contingent.
Most of the troops of the Eighth Route Army had the same experience as the independent regiment, so they could develop from more than 50,000 people at the beginning of the War of Resistance to more than 500,000 people, including the independent regiments were expanded! The most powerful division of the Eighth Route Army was the 115th Division, and most of the field armies in North And Northeast China were fighters of the previous 115th Division, so they were all brave fighters. Speaking of the troops in the Shandong region, the scale at that time could already be divided into 8 divisions, and it was completely possible to reorganize an independent combat unit. Although the 115th Division initially had only 15,500 men, the size of the troops expanded rapidly as it continued to grow, and it was impossible to count how many troops the 115th Division had.
Counting the initial 15,500 men, plus the later expansion of the ranks, the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army reached more than 500,000 troops, and the strength of the 115th Division reached at least 100,000 or 200,000, and perhaps more. After the eighth route army expanded its strength, it also faced the Japanese army from the initial resistance, to counterattack, and finally defeated the Japanese army. Although the strength of the Japanese army is very strong, by the end of the War of Resistance, the japanese army's military resources have been seriously insufficient, and the Eighth Route Army has been expanding, so the Eighth Route Army has a huge superiority in strength in the face of the Japanese army, captured a large number of advanced weapons from the Japanese army, enhanced the armed strength of the Eighth Route Army, and the combat effectiveness of each team has become very powerful.
The 115 Division has grown from the initial 15,500 to 120,000 people, experiencing many hardships and difficulties. The 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, from the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937 to the spring of 1943, participated in more than 3,840 battles and battles, eliminating more than 182,000 Japanese puppet troops. Under backward conditions, relying on firm faith and tenacious will, the Eighth Route Army defeated the Japanese army and defeated the nationalist army, so that we have a better life today. Now we cannot appreciate the hardships experienced by our revolutionary ancestors, and now our military strength is already very strong, and we are deeply aware that if we fall behind, we will be beaten. The Eighth Route Army made tremendous contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the establishment of a new China, and we must bear in mind this period of history.