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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instanceOf battle of the Chinese Civil War
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Campaign to Cross the Yangtze River
Yangtze River Crossing Campaign
belligerentSide Communist side
Nationalist side
combatant Chinese Communist Party forces
People's Liberation Army
commandedBy People's Liberation Army commanders of the 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)
linked to: Chinese Revolution
involves amphibious assaults
artillery bombardment of river defenses
large-scale river crossing operations
keyEvent Communist forces forced a large-scale river crossing of the Yangtze
Nanjing was abandoned by Nationalist government forces
Nationalist defensive positions along the Yangtze were overrun
location Yangtze River
eastern China
militaryTheater Yangtze River front
linked to: Yangtze River
objective to break Nationalist defensive line along the Yangtze
to capture Nanjing
to cross the Yangtze River
opponent Kuomintang forces
National Revolutionary Army
partOf Chinese Communist Revolution
linked to: Chinese Civil War
politicalConsequence accelerated negotiations breakdown between Communists and Nationalists
undermined international support for continued Nationalist resistance
precededBy Huaihai Campaign
relatedTo founding of the People's Republic of China
retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan
result capture of Nanjing by Communist forces
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
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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War of Liberation significantEvent Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Monument to the People's Heroes hasRelief Crossing the Yangtze River Campaign relief
linked to: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Pingjin Campaign followedBy crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
linked to: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign alsoKnownAs Yangtze River Crossing Campaign
linked to: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign alsoKnownAs Campaign to Cross the Yangtze River
linked to: Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign
Third Field Army participatedIn Yangtze River Crossing Campaign
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