10th Malay Regiment

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]

10th Malay Regiment
Rejimen Ke-10
Flag of the MNLA's 10th Malay Regiment
Leaders	Abdullah CD Rashid Maidin
Dates of operation	1949 (1949)–1989 (1989)
Allegiance	Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army
Active regions	Northern Malaya and Southern Thailand
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Anti-imperialism
Political position	Far-left
Opponents	United Kingdom Malaya  Singapore  Malacca (until 1957)  Penang (until 1957) Kenya Southern Rhodesia (until 1953) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (after 1953) Fiji Australia New Zealand Thailand
Battles and wars	Malayan Emergency Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
Preceded by Kesatuan Melayu Muda Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya Angkatan Wanita Sedar Angkatan Pemuda Insaf [ms] Ikatan Pemuda Tanah Air Melayu [ms] Hizbul Muslimin

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]