"How many types of uniforms did the Chinese Army have during WWII?"

After World War2 the Chinese military during the War , one would discover a plethora of uniform colors within the Chinese armed forces. Apart from the National Revolutionary Army (NRA), there were also forces associated with warlords and the Communist Party. The organizational structures were highly complex, leading to a wide variety of military uniforms. However, in this article, we will focus solely on the primary fighting force of the Nationalist government, the Central Army.
The uniforms of the regular forces exhibited significant variations, primarily influenced by economic capabilities and resource availability. The complexity arose from the diverse nature of these factors. This video will provide a comprehensive exploration, excluding discussions on warlord forces and the Communist Party.

[@philipwang3862]

Thanks to the studio who made this video. This helps further knowledge of the central Chinese government army uniforms during WW2.

[@user-xv2ev2hi3r]

萬分感謝，roblox 整國軍軍服有救了 :D

[@HKSOGOOD2018]

Lol

[@Daptopeu123playgame]

那個營區?

[@user-xv2ev2hi3r]

@@Daptopeu123playgame 二戰遊戲group 的分部 (Extreme War Experience 的Second United Front, 但分部解散了），沒有設置營區

[@ghostv1999]

hello friends

[@ROSP_1945]

@@user-xv2ev2hi3r我在EWE自由法國內

[@lukasbauer586]

Loved the Nationalist’s army uniform with German gear. Like the Chinese Wehrmacht fighting against Japan.

[@MrLolx2u]

Because it is. When Chiang stepped on the Communist toes and went against them, the Soviets pulled out in arming China and thus with no one else do it and with China having a huge purchasing powers for German military equipment since the 1890s, Hitler thought that it was a good idea to do business with the Chinese by selling them equipment and arms so that they can on one hand go and kill those Communist which were a common enemy of the Nazi party and not only that, bolster his own nation's producing power whilst increasing revenue for the once bankrupt state from the Treat of Versailles. Thus in 1935, Chiang sent military officers and some divisions across towards Germany for training and they in turn came back with German equipments and battlefield knowledge thus this is why you'll see German-style helmet being used on US-style uniform even when the Chinese Civil War kicked off again right post-war.

[@chairmanhsu4997]

使用的英文水準很高。看得出來有投入相當的資源製作這個視頻。給個大讚並希望能看到更多類似的視頻😊

[@jw1731]

对 这个频道的英文还有配乐都很不错

[@chinawu]

謝謝啦!我們也正在準備下一集的內戰，敬請期待!

[@taylorcasale680]

As a native English speaker it sounded like native English. Absolutely well done! I had a great time learning about the Chinese nationalist army uniforms and I’m looking forward to seeing more.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

Outstanding work on a complicated topic. The biggest regret I have is that only reproductions are used here, but it's true that genuine ww2 chinese uniforms and gear are incredibly hard to find. Waiting for the next episode !

[@hfdennycheng9010]

我用田宮、威龍和其他品牌的1/35比例兵人模型，改造成為國軍、八路軍/新四軍、華南抗日游擊隊，當中我用得最多就是德軍兵人，我用田宮/威龍改造成為中央軍德械師、地方軍、八路軍/新四軍，我又用威龍的美軍傘兵改造成為在抗戰末期成立的國軍傘兵，這是美械師，我又用威龍的越共改造成為華南抗日游擊隊，我又用田宮出品的德軍騎兵改造成為國軍騎兵，盒中附送的另一個兵人被我改造成為大刀隊士兵，其中我又用田宮和威龍出品的1/35比例二戰槍械模型套裝去武裝它們

[@Shubunhou15]

你好，罕見的模友👋🏻 我也嘗試過你這個方法，但始終無法完美呈現，最後還是拖大陸的朋友回去代購內地出的國軍和共軍。只能感嘆現有知名國外品牌為何不出中國抗戰主題的模型😔 好奇你改裝是否完全成功，還是說有些部分還是無法？

[@jarry1025]

中國軍裝一、二戰設計都仿世界各國軍服！把各國軍徽改成中國就好😅😂

[@hfdennycheng9010]

@@Shubunhou15 對於1/35兵人，我所造到的已經足夠，我主要造二次大戰中國，除了兵人，我還造了 一號坦克（威龍）、T-26輕型坦克（ITALERI）、M4A4中型坦克（威龍）、M3A3輕型坦克（AFV） 陸軍以外，還有空軍（1/48比例） P-40E戰鷹式戰鬥機（長谷川）、P-51D野馬式戰鬥機（田宮）、I-16戰鬥機（愛德美）、Hs-123俯衝轟炸機（ITALERI） 多謝虎翼中國出品的青天白日徽水貼紙

[@MrLolx2u]

The gray blue uniform wasn't abandoned just after WWII tho. It was actually used till 1947, right before the KMT fled the mainlands and went to Taiwan. Even with the disastrous "Taipingyang" disaster that saw the steamer sank as they were carrying refugees from Shanghai to Taiwan, the guards guarding the docks and controlling the flow of people and goods onto the ship were reported to be wearing the exact blue-gray uniforms and some of the soldiers that went on the ship prior to its sinking to station in Taiwan were also said to be wearing the blue-grey uniform so it did not change much and was still used post-war.

[@taoliu3949]

The NRA units wore whatever uniforms they could afford. Some poorer units (especially warlord troops) could not afford newer style uniforms and so kept older uniforms. The units that retreated into Burma during the Civil War were essentially all wearing the blue gray uniforms. The video is moreso presenting "official adoption dates" for uniform items.

[@chinawu]

in the beiping 1949, Part of the national army waer glay unifrom

[@AmphiStuG]

Fantastic video. Very well presented and thorough in detail!

[@user-sb2iu3mz2j]

早期仿德式軍裝，後期仿美式，不過軍服長怎樣不重要，重要的是太陽國徽與那十二道光芒！

[@chinawu]

yes

[@warc8us]

Fascinating video, thank you for creating it with English voice and subtitles.

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

Thanks for the translation into English! 👌

[@huhu0617]

非常棒！

[@user-go3du5zp5m]

相當專業的講解! 對我的繪畫創作非常有幫助!🤓👍

[@bigdthe8th455]

超喜欢你们的频道，希望你们能一直坚持，最好在抗战片里也能有你们的参与哈哈哈

[@abukharan5774]

Good stuff

[@Big_Blue_Monkey]

Great video for anyone looking to wargame a WW2 army.

[@rbob4931]

Nicely done and very informative. The background music, however, is way too loud and distracting.

[@davidthegreat6474]

I have been following this channel for so long. Since I am very interested in Chinese ww2 uniforms, this actually helps me a lot to find information to create one for myself. Despite it's for cosplay purpose, I quite need a full historical needs to make it as accurate as possible. I am chinese myself, but it's sad that I can't understand chinese well due to the place where I live, but thank you for the English translation for the video. Once again, thank you for every information about the history of the uniforms and equipments!

[@blackwhite47]

This was a pleasant surprise

[@user-xr9vm6zc3l]

哇噻 英文描述超水準

[@williammo6457]

對日戰爭初期，有百分之十的步兵沒槍，每人只有幾個手榴彈，軍服太多有破損，腳穿草鞋的佔多數，龬盔也是少數部隊的裝備。倒是皇軍裝備，腳上穿著豬皮鞋，相對雄壯威武！

[@aabc4852]

没有軍靴是國軍最弱一環，從抗戰圖片中绝大部份軍人没有軍靴。直至後期孫立人新一軍美式装備才見軍靴。

[@user-gr6ec7qj4j]

​@@aabc4852新一軍的裝備制服鋼盔都是英軍的，武器火炮則是美軍的。

[@user-gx6ms7ew4k]

😊有美国记者采访过抗战中滇军士兵，一个十五六岁的士兵，穿着有两个枪洞的军服，他是这件军服的第三任主人！

[@williammo6457]

@@aabc4852 抗戰之後，胡宗南、西北王的部隊共有四十萬人，全部美制裝備，當然是穿美軍大軍鞋，而北平守將傅作義下轄六十萬人，也是全部美制裝備。不過胡身邊的參謀有不下十個是共諜，所以當胡大將進兵延安時，先頭部隊發現桌上的開水是溫的，而老毛是等到最後一小時才慢慢地上了吉普車。至於傅大將女兒是共諜，傅大將最後六十萬大軍，不戰而降。

[@nedtullo3174]

Can you make videos about the different helmets of the National Revolutionary Army? 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@chinawu]

Ok ,next

[@nedtullo3174]

Thank you

[@bogdanoff148]

Nice uniforms

[@SirSparrowHawk]

guy on the left at the beginning held down the inspect weapon key

[@akav6860]

支持

[@user-sz8ru3po6c]

中華民國萬歲!!!

[@wjpbmw]

很好的史料，谢谢分享，希望以后大陆剧能在服化道上更接近真实历史一些

[@chinawu]

可以請我們來當顧問

[@user-ry1tq6tp4d]

😂😂😂简直是梦想😅……

[@chinawu]

@@user-ry1tq6tp4d 其實談過，只是後來他們劇本沒審查過

[@ims3312]

@@chinawu我曾看过穿美式西领及短裙黑丝袜高跟皮鞋的“女国军”，我他妈……

[@user-yc1kc6oi2i]

2:39 图示的riding breeches打成了Rriding breeches

[@airsoftuniverse7272]

i like the german influence tunic uniform design its really stylish like the german counter part

[@taoliu3949]

The tunic is called a Zhongshan Suit. It was created by Sun Yatsen and was the Chinese equivalent to a business suit during that era.

[@alexanderchenf1]

“Core Central Army" is an excellent translation

[@danmatt5065]

When it comes to Civil war , China is an expert 🤣🤣. This is a hidden fact

[@fedextomcat]

幾小時前才看過，這重發的嗎？

[@chinawu]

沒錯，修正音樂過大問題

[@rihz2286]

每次更換新制服後，當時舊制服怎麼處理？

[@Pausi10_00]

Where do you get the uniforms from?

[@GwadRe-jl8zp]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@XDDCCv.v]

哇喔

[@user-kh5ig4tr9y]

😊❤

[@SupermarineSpacefire44]

Can you do a video on the Sichuan Army uniform? Love your work, keep it up!

[@user-no1ch2zs8j]

1:14 SERVICE DRESS少了一個E

[@user-wp2gj4ll6y]

向腹背受敌的先辈致敬

[@mRahman92]

Just something surreal about this video. Almost like learning forbidden knowledge.

[@user-yc1kc6oi2i]

11:02 是Sino-Japanese War不是Ceno Japanese War哦

[@chinawu]

收到,感謝糾正錯誤，謝謝啦

[@user-yj5nj3ht6q]

m35最漂亮

[@bernardolovethuy]

National Army officer is both Chinese and Korean

[@CKC_Productions]

Thank you so much for your devotion towards the history of the Kuomintang.😌🙏🏽❤️💯🇹🇼 💙💙💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 💙🤍💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 💙💙💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@taotao98103]

這代表了什麽時候，在什麽地方，什麽軍，穿什麽軍服都非常複雜，抗日劇好多都沒有根據故事背景而認證調節。

[@HegelsCat]

不错

[@user-ls6yq8iw9c]

跟电视剧里面的完全不一样🎉

[@rxyang1993]

大禮服和晚禮服？

[@ChickenDelivering]

kinda austria-hungary

[@zhu_zi4533]

5:55 此为国共同款军服，可能有时候标记都不用改马上就能穿的那种🤣🤣

[@taotao98103]

I thought the Chinese military uniform from the Kuo Ming Tang is the same as the Communist Party of China which is one uniform for all purposes. I just learned it today that there's actually a formal uniform, and field service uniform.

[@taoliu3949]

Technically the Red Army adopted the NRA uniform when they officially became a part of the NRA

[@zhu_zi4533]

But in fact, it may indeed be the same, and sometimes the armband does not even need to be changed. Because the official designation of the Chinese Communist Army in the NRA at that time was the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In fact, this was also the origin of the name of the Eighth Route Army. Although it later changed from "8" to "18", the customary name remained unchanged.

[@taotao98103]

@@zhu_zi4533 I think you misunderstood what I meant. I'm pretty sure for the CCP side, they wear the same uniform for combat and as formal occasions. But in the video, the KMT army has a seperate set of combat uniform and a set of formal uniform.

[@chinawu]

yes, after 1937, warlords and communists party unity use nra uniform

[@taoliu3949]

@@taotao98103 A lot of NRA units were like that and it had more to do with availability than "formal adoption". Formal uniforms were mainly worn by officers, it really came down to if the officer was paid enough or they cared enough to purchase them. This was during a time when many units were still funded locally by the Provincial Governors (aka Warlords) and some poorer units may not have the funds to pay for formal uniforms. The 8th Route Army and New 4th Army were not formally incorporated into the NRA until 1937, hence the late adoption of NRA uniforms, but this would be analogous to when Beiyang troops were formally incorporated into the NRA in 1928.

[@advanced2431]

What were the different types of helmets used? Did they differ by division?

[@chinawu]

yes，differents divison use other helnets, but also same divison on different time use other helmets

[@advanced2431]

@@chinawu How common was the Brodie helmet (布洛迪鋼盔)? Was it used mostly by warlord armies or the central government?

[@roym.dossantos]

Were the German style helmets in use imported or licence manufactured in China itself?

[@edison7300037]

@@roym.dossantos the government imported them. the warlords copied them.

[@edison7300037]

​@@advanced2431 central, because brodie helmet was part of foreign aid. therefore neither the communists or the warlords had the luxary to acquire those. all helmets were uncommon in china during ww2, even the best equipped central army didn't have enough helmets for their men.

[@shumyinghon]

in short one can encounter any sort of uniforms of any produced types anywhere on the Chinese battlefield then,,

[@taoliu3949]

Not just uniform, it goes for all gear and equipment. There was always a shortage, so troops used whatever they could get their hands on.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

​@@taoliu3949True. And even japanese gear. I have two KMT army reused japanese canteens and a tin mess kit in my collection

[@taoliu3949]

@@laurentdevaux5617 It went beyond just canteens and weapons. Uniform items such as coats and boots were also salvaged leading to situations where NRA (and even the PLA) troops looked like IJA troops especially postwar after large amounts of IJA equipment were confiscated.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

@@taoliu3949 You're totally right, I only spoke of the captured japanese gear I have in my collection. It's true the Chinese soldiers used everything japanese they could capture, including rifles and helmets

[@michaelsnyder3871]

The core of what was known as the Chinese Army was the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT). This consisted of divisions raised in south and coastal China from the mid 1920s. It was the best trained of the several parts of the Chinese Army and best led receiving the graduates of the Whampoa Academy as junior officers. In 1937, a German training mission brought the 87th and 88th Divisions up to a high standard using German and Czech equipment, much of it produced in China. These two divisions were sacrificed in the Battles around Shanghai. Later US advisors and equipment became available, especially for the Chinese troops isolated in India, who fought alongside the British in northern Burma. Then there were the Warlord armies too strong to defeat who were co-opted by the KMT. They often had a mix of weapons and ran the gamut of trained and reasonably well led to being little more than bandits. Weapons came from everywhere, one Warlord in north-west China being totally equipped with Italian small arms and artillery. The Manchurian Warlord Army and some of the northern Chinese were even armed by the Japanese. The PLA was the smallest of the conventionally trained armies and after the failure of the "Hundred Regiments" offensive fell back on guerilla war and truces with local Japanese commanders so they could concentrate on political actions in the territory occupied by the CCP. As far as guerillas, there were twice as many non-Communists as Communists. Both the KMT and CCP were provided arms by the Soviets, the KMT from 1939-41 and the CCP from 1929 to 1949. It is amazing how the Chinese kept manufacturing rifles, machine guns, grenades and mortars. One of the largest Lend Lease items was nitro powder for ammunition.

[@user-rt6ip4kb1i]

解放军65军服军官和士兵样式基本相同，区别是军官是明袋，士兵是暗袋。原来这个区别也有历史渊源。

[@mapcannon]

抗日主力 國軍英雄先烈

[@user-yr8pn8mp1d]

好奇問一下，抗戰時的地方軍和共產黨有分常理服和軍常服嗎?

[@taotao98103]

共產黨軍一直到1980年都是只有一種軍服，也沒什麽禮服。抗戰的時候連唯一的軍服都破破爛爛。

[@user-wj9lo4nt4c]

没有

[@taoliu3949]

按理说红军和地方军都是国军的一部分，制服一致，但实际上因为物资有限很多部队不穿常礼服或是只有军官才会穿。

[@user-wi4mk5tu3u]

按道理和中央军都是一样的 地方军有些都是自己采购的 看头盔就知道了 法式英式德式 共党就别提了泥腿子😂

[@yvqilinking1919]

错误的。在五六十年代解放军有过类似苏联的军服系统，在文革时期才随军衔制服废止。​@@taotao98103

[@user-et7oq5ut8r]

국민당군 만세

[@_Sarawakian_]

英式英文

[@skokieko5661]

怎麼沒有晉隨軍的深藍軍装

[@chinawu]

本篇介紹中央軍制服 地方軍閥還沒介紹

[@jarry1025]

晉綏軍：陸軍一級上將～閰錫山😅

[@samuraiblue3901]

都是农B审美

[@user-hm4du7op9f]

1900~1950年 中国军人的军装有 日军制式 德军制式 英军头盔 俄军制式 那时候自己的军服都没有 那么大的国家 衣服都要穿外国人的 哎。

[@shieckeff]

衣服就中山裝啊你不知道? 相反的 你們老共本來也抄國軍軍服 像是華北的共軍 建政後更抄蘇聯式軍服

[@sweet030]

這種衣服現在要去哪裡買啊🥹

[@chinawu]

我有管道可以訂製喔

[@sweet030]

@@chinawu 加上有出現的配件都可以找你訂製嗎

[@chinawu]

@@sweet030可以喔，來我粉專聯繫喔facebook.com/chinawu1949

[@ptptt]

原來最先在廣洲的。😂

[@charlestonjuan1073]

我是大陆的海外网友，我觉得本频道的视频质量很高，值得放去b站反向文化输出

[@Mikalu0514]

能過審的話

[@user-ui1fc8wc6j]

​@@Mikalu0514有人搬过去了，部分视频进行了遮挡

[@user-iv1qc1zx9v]

なんでこれだけの装備持ってたのに台湾まで押し出されたんだよ

[@user-dl6tu1mo1m]

是十二年抗战 谢谢❤

[@chinawu]

?

[@aaa-ur2nx]

日本人はユダヤ人助けてたし、ドイツは中国を助けてたしで枢軸はガバガバ。

[@TomJason25]

7:20 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@BaoDaoDuoWaAZheng]

是14年抗战，1931-1945，从九一八事变算起

[@taoliu3949]

八年抗战指的是卢沟桥之后的八年全面战争。可说八年也可说十四年，只要定义搞对就行了。

[@Mikalu0514]

影片走七七後的八年

[@BaoDaoDuoWaAZheng]

​@@taoliu3949 无论如何 我只认十四年

[@BaoDaoDuoWaAZheng]

@@Mikalu0514 我知道影片是从七七事变 我中华 英勇29军 奋起反抗开始的哦

[@user-yj2uj2cy4m]

为什么是8年抗战呢，那1931年九一八事变到1937年卢沟桥事变之间这几年是没有侵略和战争么?如果不是以实际中国受到日本侵略开始算抗战时间，那难道是以中国正式宣战计算么?那都1942年了，岂不成了3年抗战？

[@user-gr6ec7qj4j]

因為之前面對日本的挑釁和衝突都是退讓，中國的軍事改革和軍工廠建設等一系列強化都需要時間，蔣中正預計最快1939年就能達標，只是盧溝橋事變時日本帝國侵犯北平(現在的北京)，所以選擇正式開戰而不是退讓，1931年失去的東北和蒙疆對中國來說只是住著滿人的土地，沒有也不傷民族感情，侵犯北平就等於是真正進犯中國了(中國只對歷史上屬於漢人的土地才有不可退讓，外來人的土地沒那麼執著)。

[@taoliu3949]

“八年抗战”指的是中日八年阶段的全面战争，只是个时段概念而已。不是说1937年前没有战争，而是说当时战争和1937之后的战争很不同。就像现在乌克兰战争，按理说应该从2014年俄罗斯占领Crimea和Donesk开始，但2022年才全面爆发。

[@WeishiMa]

大陆史学界现在普遍认为抗日战争是从918事变开始的，但从民国史来看，918事变后民国政府是采取的诸诉国联解决，算不上是大规模抵抗，直到七七事变后正式声明被迫自卫才算是抗战的开始。

[@user-xd1wj1ms6h]

哇操？八路軍

[@zhu_zi4533]

不然你猜八路军的名字咋来的，其实是蒋委员长给的🤣🤣

[@shawncheng404]

那时候中国太弱了，农业国对工业国。全靠人命扛下来的，致敬！

[@flavivsantonivs5857]

评论区抬杠的真的多。。。网民智商可见一斑

[@gsobd]

Taiwan is definitely an independent country. I support Taiwan's eternal independence. Thank you!

[@liangzhang8756]

台湾可以独立,但要和14亿人作战.

[@s0we117]

现在是十四年抗战了

[@decentguy1]

BGM太吵了，又無法搭配內容。應該換成雄壯威武的國軍軍歌。

[@user-jg8jx4ie6t]

我是台灣人 哪來的八年抗戰 受國民黨迫害是真的

[@shieckeff]

民國政府保衛台灣不受共產茶毒，推行三七五減租，耕者有其田，公地放領，十大建設，經濟奇蹟，民主自由選舉等等…原來叫迫害你啊，笑死

[@sobieskijin4638]

日本总督时期你有民主自治、新闻自由？

[@Mikalu0514]

問問新竹的鄒洪將軍，甚至參與過長沙會戰

[@garychan3570]

抗戰時台灣受到國民黨逼害？

[@user-xl1dx6gs4m]

黃埔腦軍戴斗笠就可以了.戴德國英國頭盔浪費好物了

[@user-uy6pr5qw1j]

他們再怎麼爛也好過你這種在網上打嘴砲 不用經歷刻苦年代和日本人廝殺整天和死神拼搏的人

[@user-wi4mk5tu3u]

😂怎么说前六期出的名将还是比较多的。

[@zhu_zi4533]

往好了想，黄埔魂不一定要KMT去想嘛，CPC开国将领里面黄埔出生挺多的😂

[@JOHNDOE-ub4iy]

1931-1945好吗

[@chinawu]

1931-1937只有部分時間與日軍交戰，都非常分散，並不是一直持續的。主要是國共之間的內戰喔。如果硬要算14年，是否從甲午戰爭開始？加上台灣本島的抗日，共計抗日五十年？

[@JOHNDOE-ub4iy]

1931-1937虽然国民政府没有抗日，但是东北义勇军和抗联有抗日的

[@chinawu]

這樣講更不尊重台灣人民了，1895台灣被割讓，是不是該算抗日五十年了啊

[@user-kv6lm7pi1u]

128事件跟長城抗戰都有國府的中央軍參戰

[@stationtest6623]

Taiwanese wear Japanese imperial Army's uniform until 1945

[@user-ow1qr5xi5m]

说白了就是听宣不听调

[@user-ry1tq6tp4d]

这个视频在中国是禁止🚫的

[@chinawu]

應該是指大陸地區，台灣這邊可以播放，並不是整個中國，而是只有大陸不行

[@johanqian1858]

这是台军吧？？？？😅😅

[@chinawu]

當時台灣是日本殖民，台軍屬於日軍的喔

[@johanqian1858]

@@chinawu 中国人应该请算当时的台籍日军和后代

[@taoliu3949]

​​@@johanqian1858好像说大陆没汉奸一样，比台籍日军还多好几倍。这些人和后代是不是也要“清算”一下？另外还有整个东南亚很多政权原先都和日军合作过，这些是不是也要“清算”一下？

[@zhu_zi4533]

@@johanqian1858 [去城市化的践行者]

[@benxer]

​​​@@johanqian1858蔣中正以德報怨啊

[@ney9781]

比大陆做的类似节目水准差远了，拿到外国人面前丢脸😂

[@taoliu3949]

这是业余作品，从资料的角度来说已经算很不错了。

[@keungcheng5484]

關台灣何事？