Liaoshen Campaign

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The Liaoshen Campaign was a major 1948 military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in which Communist forces decisively defeated Nationalist troops in Northeast China, shifting the overall balance of the conflict.

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Liaoshen Campaign canonical 6
辽沈战役 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Chinese Civil War
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Liaoshen Campaign
surface form: 辽沈战役
belligerent National Revolutionary Army
People's Liberation Army
casualties heavy on both sides
combatant People's Liberation Army
surface form: Communist Party of China forces

Central Army of the Kuomintang
surface form: Kuomintang forces
commander Liao Yaoxiang
Lin Biao
Luo Ronghuan
Wei Lihuang
commandStructure Northeast Field Army
conflict Chinese Civil War
country Republic of China
effect boosted Communist morale and legitimacy
loss of Nationalist control over Manchuria
severe weakening of Nationalist military strength
endDate 1948-11-02
followedBy Huaihai Campaign
Pingjin Campaign
historicalEra Chinese Civil War era
location Manchuria
Manchuria
surface form: Northeast China
majorBattle Battle of Jinzhou
surface form: Battle of Changchun

Battle of Jinzhou
Battle of Shenyang
majorCityInvolved Changchun
Jinzhou
Shenyang
militaryForceSize hundreds of thousands of troops on each side
NationalistCommandStructure Northeast "Bandit Suppression" Headquarters
objective to destroy Nationalist forces in Northeast China
to secure control of Manchuria for the Communists
outcome Communists gained control of all of Northeast China
partOf Chinese Civil War
politicalConsequence paved way for eventual establishment of the People's Republic of China
undermined Kuomintang control over northern China
precededBy Northeast China Campaigns of 1947
region Heilongjiang
surface form: Heilongjiang Province

Jilin Province
Liaoning
surface form: Liaoning Province
result Communist victory
startDate 1948-09-12
strategicSignificance shifted balance of Chinese Civil War in favor of Communists
theater Manchuria
surface form: Northeast China theater
timePeriod 1948
typeOfEngagement large-scale conventional warfare

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War of Liberation significantEvent Liaoshen Campaign
Huaihai Campaign precededBy Liaoshen Campaign
Liaoshen Campaign alsoKnownAs Liaoshen Campaign
this entity surface form: 辽沈战役
Third Chinese Civil War significantEvent Liaoshen Campaign
Pingjin Campaign precededBy Liaoshen Campaign
Chinese Civil War majorEvent Liaoshen Campaign