10th Malay Regiment

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The 10th Malay Regiment (Malay: Rejimen Ke-10) was the only predominantly Malay regiment of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), the armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party (CPM). Other regiments of the MNLA were predominantly Chinese. Headed by Abdullah CD and Rashid Maidin, the regiment fought against the British occupation of Malaysia after World War II.[1]

Dates of operation1949 (1949)–1989 (1989)
ActiveregionsNorthern Malaya and Southern Thailand
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10th Malay Regiment
Rejimen Ke-10
LeadersAbdullah CD
Rashid Maidin
Dates of operation1949 (1949)–1989 (1989)
Allegiance Malayan Communist Party
Active regionsNorthern Malaya and Southern Thailand
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
Opponents United Kingdom
Battles and wars
Preceded by
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History

The 10th Malay Regiment was established on 21 May 1949 in Kerdau, Temerloh District, in the state of Pahang.[2] The regiment was headed by Abdullah CD, with Rashid Maidin serving as adviser to Chin Peng, the CPM’s Secretary General.[3]

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