First, the Marine Corps in the Republic of China:

Modern Marine Corps came into being in the late Qing Dynasty. 19 10, the Qing dynasty established a naval guard in Yantai, Shandong province. Become the prototype of the Chinese Marine Corps (not the real Marine Corps)

During the Revolution of 1911 in China, the Guangdong Revolutionary Army once established the Marine Corps. 19 14 The government of the Republic of China established the Marine Corps in Fujian. 19 14, 14 In February, the Marine Corps was abolished and organized into two infantry battalions of the Marine Corps, which were directly under the Admiralty and stationed in Beijing, Shanghai and Mawei respectively. This was the beginning of the Marine Corps. In the Republic of China 11(1922)10, Yang Dizhong, the adjutant of the Second Fleet Command of the Ministry of the Navy, was in charge of the Marine Corps, led three companies of the Marine Corps originally stationed in Beijing and Shanghai to Mawei, joined two companies of Mawei, and recruited soldiers to increase1infantry battalion. In the following six years, on this basis, it was expanded into the first mixed brigade of the Marine Corps, with Yang Dizhong as the brigade commander and two regiments under the jurisdiction of 1 artillery battalion, stationed in Fuqing, Changle, Lianjiang and Pingtan counties.

1924, the Huncheng brigade was changed to a three-regiment system, and a special infantry regiment was added, with machine gun battalion, mortar battalion and pistol battalion under its jurisdiction. The artillery battalion was also changed to three companies (1 field guns and two mountain guns). In March of that year, the First Independent Regiment of Fuzhou Army was reorganized into the First Infantry Independent Regiment of Huncheng Brigade and stationed in Putian and Xianyou.

1 In August, 927, the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 1st Mixed Brigade was expanded into Marine Corps1Infantry Brigade, and the 3rd Infantry Regiment was supplemented by a new independent regiment. 1 February, 928, based on the Marine Corps 1 brigade, it was reorganized into the 2nd Huncheng Brigade of the Marine Corps, with Lin Shouguo as the brigade commander, under the jurisdiction of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and1Artillery Battalion, stationed in Putian, Xianyou and Hanjiang. In June of the same year 165438+ 10, the soldiers were ordered to be reduced, and the Marine Corps merged into two brigades, which were reduced to Marine Corps 1 and the second independent brigade.

1 in April, 1933, the establishment of two brigades of the Marine Corps was determined: each brigade had an infantry regiment 2, an artillery company 1, a spy platoon1and a radio station1; Each regiment has infantry battalion 3, mortar company 1, signal platoon 1 and radio station1; Each battalion has jurisdiction over 3 infantry companies and machine gun companies 1. To 1934, there are two independent brigades in Fujian, with four regiments and about 5,000 officers and men. In May of the same year, the two independent brigades exchanged titles. Li, commander of Mawei Yaogang, was appointed as the brigade commander of the second independent brigade, and Lin Bingzhou was transferred to 1 independent brigade commander, leading his troops to Jiangxi to take over Nanxun Road. 1937 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, 165438+ 10 The 3rd Regiment of the Second Independent Brigade was transferred to Zhejiang. 1935, the marine corps 1 independent brigade was reorganized into the army. In Fujian, only the Second Independent Brigade directly under the Artillery Company and the Fourth Infantry Regiment are still stationed in Mawei and Nagato. 1946 the 4th regiment was also changed to the army.

The Marine Corps is an independent arm of the Navy. It is an amphibious combat force composed of various services and arms, which can implement rapid landing and undertake coastal and island defense or support tasks. It is a fist to deal with local wars and military conflicts, and also a "sharp knife" in joint offensive operations, which plays an important role in modern wars. Since the establishment of 1 Marine Corps in 1953 and 1 Marine Corps Brigade in May 1980, the Chinese Marine Corps has now developed into an amphibious scout, marine infantry, armored tanks, artillery, missile units, airborne troops, chemical defense units, signal soldiers, engineers and other arms. 1 On May 5, 1980, the South China Sea Fleet1brigade was formally established on the Longzhou River in Hainan Island. Soon, the East China Sea and North Sea Fleet also established the Marine Corps. Each marine brigade has three marine battalions, 1 tank battalion, 1 artillery battalion, 1 amphibious chariot battalion and 1 communication battalion. Each marine battalion has three marine companies, 1 air defense missile company and 1 mortar company. The brigade headquarters was established.