The Red Army was a people's army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China during the Chinese Agrarian Revolutionary War. The Red Army used to include the Red First Army, the Red Second Front, the Red Third Front, and the Red Fourth Front. The following is an introduction to the origins of these fronts:
Red First Army: The Red First Army was the main force of the Red Army, and its predecessor was the Jinggangshan Red Fourth Army. In April 1928, the Nanchang Uprising led by ** and the Autumn Harvest Uprising led by *** successfully met in Ninggang, Jinggang Mountain, and merged into the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, that is, the Red Fourth Army. Later, the Red Fourth Army developed into the Red First Army and became the main force of the Red Army.
Red Second Front Army: The predecessor of the Red Second Front Army was the Red Army units in the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Revolutionary Base Area. In 1930, the Red Army units in the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Revolutionary Base Area were reorganized into the Red Second Front Army, which was under the jurisdiction of the Red Fifth Army, the Red Eighth Army, and the Red Sixteenth Army.
Red Third Front: The predecessor of the Red Third Front was the Red Army units of the **Soviet District. In 1930, the Red Army units in the ** Soviet area were reorganized into the Red Third Front Army, which had jurisdiction over the Red Fourth Army, the Red Twelfth Army, the Red Fifth Army, and the Red Third Army.
Red Fourth Front Army: The predecessor of the Red Fourth Front Army was the Red Army units in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base Area. In 1931, the Red Army units in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base Area were reorganized into the Red Fourth Front Army, which was under the jurisdiction of the Red Fourth Army and the Red 25th Army.
During the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, these front armies carried out revolutionary struggles in different regions and jointly made important contributions to the revolutionary cause led by the Communist Party of China.