Gongzhutun Campaign
Gongzhutun Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Chen Cheng |
Lin Biao Luo Ronghuan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20,000 killed | 10,000 killed |
Gongzhutun Campaign was a series of battles fought in the regions of Gongzhutun ( Princess Village) in Northeast China between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era and resulted in communist victory. The campaign was part of the Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China.
After witnessing the separate enemy offensives at regions including Northern Ticket (Beipiao,
- The Newly Organized 3rd Army and the Newly Organized 6th Army in the north
- The Newly Organized 1st Army and the 71st Army in the middle
- The Newly Organized 5th Army along with the 43rd division and the 195th division in the south.
Learning the news of the nationalists sending out reinforcement, and the 195th Division of the nationalist Newly Organized 5th Army was moving toward the Princess Village (Gongzhutun,
- The communist 1st column, 4th column, and 10th column were deployed to the north and northwest of Shenyang to prevent other nationalist fronts from reinforcing the southern front
- The communist 6th column engaged the nationalist troops in the southern front and lured the enemy to Princess Village (Gongzhutun,
公主 屯 ) region. - The communist 2nd column, 3rd column and the 7th column penetrated deep behind the nationalist line, surrounding the enemy.
Not willing to risk losing any territory, Chen Cheng divided his force into half: have of the force would relieve the besieged southern front, while the remaining half would continue the push to Faku (
In the afternoon on January 5, 1948, the communist trap was completed and a full-scale assault on the besieged enemy was launched. The communist 3rd Column attacked from east and south, the communist 7th Column attacked from west and southwest, the communist 6th Column and 2nd Column attacked from north and northwest. After fierce battle, most of nationalist positions outside the Princess Village (Gongzhutun,
In the morning of January 6, 1948, the relentless assaults on the surviving nationalists at Princess Village (Gongzhutun,
In the morning of January 7, 1948, the 5th Division of the communist 2nd Column and the 9th Division of the communist 3rd Column jointly launched the assault on the army headquarter of the nationalist Newly Reorganized 5th Army, and the divisional headquarter of the 43rd Division of the nationalist Newly Reorganized 5th Army, and another nationalist regiment at the region of Frontal Wen Family's Platform (Qianwenjiatai,
During this campaign, the communists had succeeded in totally annihilating the nationalist Newly Organized 5th Army numbering more than 20,000, capturing the army commander and the nationalist divisional commanders of both the 195th Division and the 43rd Division. The communists also captured 261 artillery pieces, 6,880 guns, 137 motor vehicles, and 1,409 horses and mules. Gongzhutun Campaign was a decisive campaign in the Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China in that it helped to determine the outcome of the offensive.
See also
[edit]- Outline of the Chinese Civil War
- National Revolutionary Army
- History of the People's Liberation Army
References
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