New 1st Army

New 1st Army
New 1st Army parade in India.
Active1943–1949
Country China
Allegiance Kuomintang
TypeInfantry
RoleCombined arms
Jungle warfare
Mountain warfare
Raiding
SizeField Army
New 38th Division
New 22nd Division
New 30th Division
Part ofNational Revolutionary Army
Nickname(s)First Army Under Heaven
EquipmentM1A1 Thompson
M116 howitzer
M2 mortar
M1 carbine
Karabiner 98k
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sun Li-jen

The New 1st Army (traditional Chinese: 新一軍; simplified Chinese: 新一军) was a prominent military unit of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. It was nicknamed the "First Army Under Heaven" during the Chinese Civil War and played a significant role during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), where it inflicted substantial casualties on the Imperial Japanese Army.