Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army

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The Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army
Soldiers of the Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army
Active	1936–1945
Country	Manchukuo China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party (nominally) Communist International
Type	Army Light Infantry
Role	Guerrilla Warfare
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Commanders
Notable commanders	Yang Jingyu, Li Zhaolin, Zhou Baozhong, Zhao Shangzhi, Kim Il Sung

The Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army,^[1] also known as the NAJUA or Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, was the main Counter-Japanese guerrilla army in Northeast China (Manchuria) after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Its predecessors were various Counter-Japanese volunteer armies organized by locals and the Manchuria branches of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In February 1936, the CCP, in accordance with the instructions of the Communist International, issued The Declaration of the Unified Organization of Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army and marked the official formation of the organization.^[2]