The People's Volunteer Army was made up of mixed volunteers in China and the armed forces of the PLA. They fought against South Korean Forces, United Nations, and United States in Korean War along side North Korean People's Army. They have over 3 million Chinese civilian and military personnel fought in the War. The Commander of the PVA was Peng Duihuai and Chen Geng and Deng Hua served as acting commander and commissar after Peng Duihuai's illness in April 1952.