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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liaoshen Campaign canonical | 6 |
| 辽沈战役 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
辽沈战役