Jirin Province Self-Defense Army

Harbin's defense was initially successful, as the armies opposed only the forces of Manzhou-Guo . However, then Japanese troops came, led by Jiro Tamon , and Harbin had to leave. Ding Chao, with his exhausted soldiers, moved north-east along the Sungari to join Li Du's troops . In April 1932, they together reorganized 30,000 people into 9 brigades. they continued to resist, occupying cities along the CER (between Harbin and the Soviet border).

Feng Zhanhai, a former commander of the Jilin Guards Division, retreated to the western part of Jilin Province and created another large volunteer formation, the Northeastern Army of the Brave and Faithful. The Japanese estimate that by June 1932 its number was 15,000 .

• Front Commander - Wang Yu.
• Chief of General Staff - Yang Yaojun.
• The commander of the defense army of the CER and the commander of the 28th brigade is Ding Chao.
• The commander of the 29th brigade is Wang Ruihua.
• The commander of the 22nd brigade - Zhao I.
• The commander of the 26th brigade is Song Wenjun.
• The commander of the 25th brigade is Ma Xianzhan.
• The commander of the temporary 1st brigade is Feng Zhanhai.
• The commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade is Gong Changhai.
• The commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade is Yao Dianchen.
• Mountain Forest Partisan Commander - Song Xizeng.

• Japanese intervention in Manchuria (1931)
• Anti-Japanese movement in manzhou
• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

• The volunteer armies of northeast China
• Notes On A Guerrilla Campaign
  • a more readable version here and some photos
• Guo, Rugui. China's Anti-Japanese War combat operations. - Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2005-7-1. (eng.)
  • 第二 部分 ： 从 "九一八" 事变 到 西安 事变 哈尔滨 保卫 战 (unavailable link from 09/05/2013 [2151 days] - history , copy ) (Japanese)