Menglianggu Campaign
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The Menglianggu Campaign was a major 1947 Chinese Civil War battle in Shandong in which Communist forces decisively defeated and annihilated a key Nationalist elite division.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linyi Campaign | 1 |
| Menglianggu Campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4104151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Menglianggu Campaign Context triple: [East China Field Army, engagedIn, Menglianggu Campaign]
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A.
Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
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B.
Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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C.
Huaihai Campaign
The Huaihai Campaign was a decisive large-scale military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in 1948–1949 that led to a major Communist victory over Nationalist forces and significantly shifted the balance of power in China.
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D.
Pingjin Campaign
The Pingjin Campaign was a major 1948–1949 military offensive by the Chinese Communist forces that led to the capture of Beijing and Tianjin and decisively shifted the balance of the Chinese Civil War in their favor.
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E.
Hundred Regiments Offensive
The Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major 1940 Chinese Communist-led campaign against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its large-scale guerrilla and conventional operations in North China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Menglianggu Campaign Target entity description: The Menglianggu Campaign was a major 1947 Chinese Civil War battle in Shandong in which Communist forces decisively defeated and annihilated a key Nationalist elite division.
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A.
Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
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B.
Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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C.
Huaihai Campaign
The Huaihai Campaign was a decisive large-scale military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in 1948–1949 that led to a major Communist victory over Nationalist forces and significantly shifted the balance of power in China.
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D.
Pingjin Campaign
The Pingjin Campaign was a major 1948–1949 military offensive by the Chinese Communist forces that led to the capture of Beijing and Tianjin and decisively shifted the balance of the Chinese Civil War in their favor.
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E.
Hundred Regiments Offensive
The Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major 1940 Chinese Communist-led campaign against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its large-scale guerrilla and conventional operations in North China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Menglianggu ⓘ |
| belligerent |
People's Liberation Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Communist forces
Chinese National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy Nationalist casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
People's Liberation Army Central China Field Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Central China Field Army
East China Field Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Chen Yi
ⓘ
Su Yu ⓘ Zhang Lingfu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive Communist victory in Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947-05-16 ⓘ |
| era | Chinese Civil War era ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a classic campaign in PLA military history
ⓘ
studied in Chinese military academies ⓘ |
| location |
eastern China
ⓘ
surface form:
East China
Menglianggu ⓘ Huantai County ⓘ
surface form:
Mengyin County
Shandong ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | encirclement and destruction of Nationalist 74th Division ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForSide |
Su Yu
ⓘ
Zhang Lingfu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
National Revolutionary Army 74th Division
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army 74th Division ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Reorganized 74th Division
|
| partOf |
Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
Third Chinese Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Liberation War in East China
|
| pointInTime | May 1947 ⓘ |
| province |
Shandong
ⓘ
surface form:
Shandong Province
|
| result |
Communist victory
ⓘ
annihilation of Nationalist 74th Division ⓘ |
| sideOutcomeForCommunists | major operational success ⓘ |
| sideOutcomeForNationalists | loss of elite division ⓘ |
| startTime | 1947-05-13 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
boosted Communist morale
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shifted balance of power in Shandong ⓘ weakened Nationalist elite forces in East China ⓘ |
| tactics |
concentration of superior local forces
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encirclement ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous area ⓘ |
| year | 1947 ⓘ |
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Subject: Menglianggu Campaign Description of subject: The Menglianggu Campaign was a major 1947 Chinese Civil War battle in Shandong in which Communist forces decisively defeated and annihilated a key Nationalist elite division.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Linyi Campaign