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    IN THE RANKS

    Oct 30, 2017 2 minutes
    Source:   PVA soldiers wearing the winter uniform of quilted cotton clothes and a fur-lined hat  

    “AT LEAST 3 MILLION SOLDIERS FROM THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA) FOUGHT IN KOREA OVER THREE YEARS AS THE PEOPLE’S VOLUNTEER ARMY (PVA). TO WHAT EXTENT THESE MOSTLY POOR AND RURAL MEN WERE GENUINE VOLUNTEERS IS DEBATABLE, BUT PVA FIGHTERS IMPRESSED AND TERRIFIED THEIR ENEMIES”

    PEOPLE’S VOLUNTEER ARMY (PVA) CHINA

    Usually drawn from a rural background, or sometimes a

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