Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
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The Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign was a decisive 1949 military offensive by Chinese Communist forces that broke Nationalist defenses along the Yangtze and paved the way for the capture of Nanjing and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
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Target entity: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign Context triple: [War of Liberation, significantEvent, Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign]
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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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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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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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Liaoshen Campaign
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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Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign Target entity description: The Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign was a decisive 1949 military offensive by Chinese Communist forces that broke Nationalist defenses along the Yangtze and paved the way for the capture of Nanjing and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Liaoshen Campaign
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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E.
Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Chinese Civil War
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Campaign to Cross the Yangtze River
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linked to:
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Yangtze River Crossing Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
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| belligerentSide |
Communist side
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Nationalist side ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chinese Communist Party forces
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
People's Liberation Army commanders of the East China Field Army
ⓘ
linked to:
East China Field Army
People's Liberation Army commanders of the Second Field Army ⓘ |
| conflict | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | April 1949 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949-04-23 ⓘ |
| era | late Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fuzhou Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Fuzhou
Guangzhou Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Guangzhou
Shanghai Campaign ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Yangtze River ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Chinese Revolution (1945–1949)
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linked to:
Chinese Revolution
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| involves |
amphibious assaults
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artillery bombardment of river defenses ⓘ large-scale river crossing operations ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Communist forces forced a large-scale river crossing of the Yangtze
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Nanjing was abandoned by Nationalist government forces ⓘ Nationalist defensive positions along the Yangtze were overrun ⓘ |
| location |
Yangtze River
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eastern China ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Yangtze River front
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linked to:
Yangtze River
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| objective |
to break Nationalist defensive line along the Yangtze
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to capture Nanjing ⓘ to cross the Yangtze River ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kuomintang forces
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linked to:
Central Army of the Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Communist Revolution
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linked to:
Chinese Civil War
|
| politicalConsequence |
accelerated negotiations breakdown between Communists and Nationalists
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undermined international support for continued Nationalist resistance ⓘ |
| precededBy | Huaihai Campaign ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
founding of the People's Republic of China
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retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Nanjing by Communist forces
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collapse of Nationalist defenses along the Yangtze River ⓘ decisive Communist victory ⓘ strategic breakthrough for the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled Communist forces to advance into southern China
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marked the near-complete military defeat of the Kuomintang on the mainland ⓘ paved the way for the establishment of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| startDate | 1949-04-20 ⓘ |
| year | 1949 ⓘ |
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Subject: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign Description of subject: The Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign was a decisive 1949 military offensive by Chinese Communist forces that broke Nationalist defenses along the Yangtze and paved the way for the capture of Nanjing and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
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