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Re: China


>Joe,

> >>I wonder if the authors use of "Forerunners" refers to members of the PLA's
>Third and Fourth Field Armies which were employed in Korea during the war.
>The declassified document that I posted the other day does state,
>
>"The major portion of Chinese Communist paratroop trainees appear to have
>been selected from the regular field forces, particularly from units of the
>Third and Fourth Field Armies."
>
>Any thoughts?<<

Since NK/China did not (to my knowledge) use any airborne troops in Korea, 
my guess would be the recruited their airborne forces from 
combat-experienced troops, thus the Third and Forth Field Armies.

Ed

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