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[[File:二七部隊紀念碑_Monument_of_27_Brigade_02.jpg|thumb|Monument of 27 Brigade, located at Gancheng near Taichung Railway Station]]
'''27 Brigade''' ({{zh|c=二七部隊}}) was a guerrilla force formed in [[Taichung]], [[Taiwan]], shortly after the outbreak of [[February 28 Incident]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=These are the Tyrants and Robber Barons of the 228 Massacre |url=https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/2/28/these-are-the-tyrants-and-robber-barons-of-the-228-massacre |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Taiwan Gazette |date=28 February 2019 |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423105721/https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/2/28/these-are-the-tyrants-and-robber-barons-of-the-228-massacre|archive-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> It was organized by [[Xie Xuehong]], a leading figure of [[Taiwanese Communist Party]] during the [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese Administration Era]], and was led by local Taichung scholar {{ill|Chung Yi-ren|zh|鍾逸人}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lin |first=Hsiao-ting |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.4159/9780674969643/html |title=Accidental State |date=2016-03-07 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-96964-3 |language=en |doi=10.4159/9780674969643}}</ref> The total strength of the brigade remains disputed, with sources putting it as low as 30{{Fact|date=May 2024}} and as many as 4,000{{Fact|date=May 2024}}; however, it is agreed{{Whom|date=May 2024}} that the bulk of the force was made up of young students and discharged soldiers who had fought in [[World War II]] for the [[Empire of Japan]]. One source{{Which|date=May 2024}} also claims that the 27 Brigade discovered a secret weapon cache left by the Japanese that contained enough weapons and ammunition to arm "three whole divisions," which remains disputed today.<ref name="朱浤源-45">朱浤源、黃種祥 〈駐臺日軍投降後武器外流情況初稿〉《海峽兩岸檔案暨微縮學術交流會論文集》2007年 (2007 / 08 / 01) ，第45頁</ref><ref name="吳昆財-1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/opinion/20230302000009-262107?chdtv |title=王添灯交付鍾逸人的重要任務──台灣共產黨員如何運作二二八事件之1 |author=吳昆財、鍾孝瑩 |language=zh-tw |publisher=《中時新聞網》 |access-date=2023-07-03 |archive-date=2023-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704041330/https://www.chinatimes.com/opinion/20230302000009-262107?chdtv |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>許雪姬，〈鍾逸人先生訪問紀錄〉《口述歷史》, (3), 1992，第46頁</ref>

On 15 March 1947, when the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) forces closed-in on Taichung, the brigade sent several detachments out to engage.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kuo |first=Yen-Kuang |date=2020 |title=The History and Politics of Taiwan's February 28 Incident, 1947- 2008 |url=https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/12556/Kuo_Yen-Kuang_PhD_2020.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |journal=University of Victoria|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821045034/https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/12556/Kuo_Yen-Kuang_PhD_2020.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|archive-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> The confrontation became known as the {{ill|Battle of Wuniulan|zh|烏牛欄之役}}. They did force the enemy force back, but also sustained heavy casualties and faced shortage of ammunition. The next day, the KMT force, after being reinforced and receiving heavy weaponry, assaulted positions held by the 27 Brigade, inflicted some casualties and forced them to retreat. At night, brigade leaders agreed to disband the brigade; brigade members hid their weapons and returned home shortly before midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-10 |title=Taiwan in Time: The Taiwanese who hoped to 'liberate' Taiwan - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2019/11/10/2003725570 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=www.taipeitimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315083645/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2019/11/10/2003725570|archive-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In 2017, a monument was erected in Taichung commemorating the actions of the 27 Brigade.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-20 |title=Taiwan in Time: The 'warrior who knew no fear' - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2019/01/20/2003708270 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=www.taipeitimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315083638/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2019/01/20/2003708270|archive-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> A documentary, The 27 Brigade Documentary (2七部隊紀錄片), was produced in the same year.

== References ==
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[[Category:February 28 incident]]
[[Category:Communism in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Military history of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1947]]
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 disestablishments in Taiwan]]

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