On August 25, 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced that the main force of the Red Army would be renamed the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army (referred to as the Eighth Route Army), with Zhu De, commander-in-chief, Peng Dehuai, deputy commander-in-chief, and Ye Jianying, chief of staff. The whole army has three divisions and one rear garrison.
Below is the 120 division establishment.
The 120th Division commander He Long and the 120th Division were reorganized from the Second and Sixth Armies of the Red Second Front, the 27th and 28th Armies of the Red Army in Northern Shaanxi, the Independent 1st and 2nd Divisions, the Chishui Guard Battalion, and the First Special Service Regiment of the Red Army Headquarters in Fuping County, Shaanxi Province.
Major general of the division headquarters and the 358th Brigade. The 358th Brigade was reorganized from the 4th Division, 6th Division and 28th Army of the Second Army, with a total of more than 5,000 people.
The 359th Brigade and the division's directly subordinate teaching regiment and divisional battalion. The 359th Brigade was reorganized from the Sixth Army and the Special Agent Regiment of the Red Army Headquarters, with a total of more than 5,000 people.
The teaching regiment directly under the division was reorganized from the teaching regiment of the school directly under the Front. The Special Service Battalion, The Cavalry Battalion, the Artillery Battalion, the Engineer Battalion, and the Heavy Battalion were reorganized from the 27th Army and the Independent 1st Division, the 2nd Division, etc. The division has a total of 14,000 people.