Manchurian People's Army

The Manchurian People's Army is the military forces of the Manchurian People's Republic during the communist era. It was transformed into the Manchurian National Armed Forces after the fall of the communist regime in 1991.

History
The units of the former Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and the Manchukuo Imperial Army were ordered to be merged by Order No. 3 of the Manchurian Provisional Government in August 8, 1945, as the "Manchurian People's Self-Defense Constabulary". It was claimed that the formation of such forces were needed to prevent Chinese (Kuomintang) invasion, but also to prevent the Chinese communists from gaining a foothold in Manchuria.

Yanggiya Ordo was the first commander of the MPSDM and continued his role when the MPSDC was transformed into the Manchurian People's Army in 1946.

At first, Manchukuo uniforms were worn but strapped with Soviet-style epaulets, due to a need to familiarize with the public. The ranking system was also similar to those in the USSR. It was only in 1948 that they were given unique military uniforms, based those of the Soviet Union and the new North Korean Army.