A Route Army (路軍/路军), was a type of military organization during the first Republic of China, and usually exercised command over two or more corps or a large number of divisions or independent brigades. It was a common formation in China prior to the Second Sino-Japanese War but was discarded as a formation type by the National Revolutionary Army after 1938 (other than the 8th Route Army), in favor of the Group Army.
Some of the more famous of the Route Armies were:
- 8th Route Army: Chinese Communist force in North China.
- 19th Route Army: Defending Shanghai in 1932 during the January 28 Incident.
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Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army - "中国人民解放军军歌" (DPRK Choir Version)
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팔로군행진곡 八路軍進行曲 - March of the Eighth Route Army
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Military anthem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army — "中国人民解放军军歌"
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- Hsu, Long-hsuen; Chang Ming-kai (1971). History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). Trans. by Wen Ha-hsiung (2nd ed.). Taipei: Chung Wu Publishing. OCLC 623007.