88th Separate Rifle Brigade

88th Separate Rifle Brigade
Soldiers of the 88th Separate Rifle Brigade.
Active22 July 1942 – 12 October 1945
Country Soviet Union
Allegiance Korea
Chinese Communist Party
Branch Soviet Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)Military Unit 8461
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General Zhou Baozhong

The 88th Separate Rifle Brigade (Russian: 88-я отдельная стрелковая бригада, Korean: 제88독립보병여단, Chinese: 苏联远东方面军独立第88步兵旅), also known as the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces Teaching Brigade or the 88th International Brigade, was an international military unit of the Red Army created during World War II. It was unique in that it incorporated the peoples of Korea, China, and Soviet Central Asia in its ranks.[1]

  1. ^ Легендарная восемьдесят восьмая бригада. Аргументы времени - военно-патриотическое издание. 3.02.2016