Old photos of the tank troops formed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the war in Burma in 1944

​&# 8203; In April 1944, the Chinese Expeditionary Force formed a tank group (training group) temporarily during the operation in Myanmar. At that time, the group was equipped with American M3 Stewart light tanks. The temporary armored force was set up in October 1943 in Ramgah, India. It consists of about 250 US troops and 1800 Chinese soldiers. It is divided into six temporary mixed tank battalions, composed of US Colonel Roswell· Brown leads

Of the six battalions, only the first and second battalions are combat battalions, and the other four are training battalions. The first tank battalion started fighting on the front line of Myanmar in March 1944, and the second battalion also participated in the fighting in May. At the same time, the remaining battalions were reorganized: all four training battalions were merged into one battalion, the third battalion

The troops fought in Myanmar until June 1945, and then were transferred to Kunming, China. In December 1945, the Americans withdrew, the troops were disbanded, and on the basis of the remaining personnel and equipment, the Independent Tank Brigade of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army was established

The following are some photos taken after the formation of this force. Welcome to preview