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Siege of Changchun

Siege of Changchun was a siege conducted on 23 May 1948 at Changchun, in what is now People's Republic of China; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the Chinese Civil War, which ran from 1927 to 1950. The recorded result: Communist victory. Recorded strength: ~100,000 against 100,000.

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The city of en:Changchun after the end of the en:Siege of Changchun.
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Fought23 May 1948lasted 5 months
WhereChangchun, People's Republic of China43.900N, 125.200E
OutcomeCommunist victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China Army; 60th Army; New Seventh ArmyagainstPeople's Liberation Army; Northeast Field Army; North China Field Army
Casualties and losses15,000and16,078
Part ofChinese Civil War1927 to 1950

Where it sits in the Chinese Civil War

Battle of Shantou, 1927First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1930First Encirclement Campaign against Honghu Soviet, 1930Battle of Shuangqiaozhen, 1931Second Encirclement Campaign against Honghu Soviet, 1931Second Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1931Third Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1931Third Encirclement Campaign against Honghu Soviet, 1931Encirclement campaign against the Hunan–Western Hubei Soviet, 1932Fourth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1933Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1933First Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu Soviet, 1934Second Encirclement Campaign against the Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet, 1935Battle of Luding Bridge, 1935Third Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu Soviet, 1935Operation Beleaguer, 1945Battle of Dazhongji, 1945Battle of Lingbi, 1945Yetaishan Campaign, 1945Battle of Tianmen, 1945Linyi Campaign, 1945Battle of Wuhe, 1945Huaiyin–Huai'an Campaign, 1945Xinghua Campaign, 1945Zhucheng Campaign, 1945Battle of Lishi, 1945Taixing Campaign, 1945Pingdu Campaign, 1945Shangdang Campaign, 1945Battle of Xiangshuikou, 1945Battle of Rugao, 1945Weixian–Guangling–Nuanquan Campaign, 1945Battle of Shicun, 1945Battle of Houmajia, 1945Handan Campaign, 1945Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China, 1945Gaoyou–Shaobo Campaign, 1945Battle of Tangtou–Guocun, 1945Opening Campaign, 1946Houma Campaign, 1946Battle of Siping, 1946Campaign to Defend Siping, 1946Datong–Puzhou Campaign, 1946Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an, 1946Battle of Rugao–Huangqiao, 1946Dingtao Campaign, 1946Battle of Kalgan, 1946Lüliang Campaign, 1946Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Zhengtai Campaign, 1947Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Campaign to the South of Baoding, 1947Battle of Yan'an, 1947Battle of Tang'erli, 1947Siping Campaign, 1947Campaign to the North of Baoding, 1947Nanma–Linqu Campaign, 1947Campaign to the North of Daqing River, 1947Battle of Phoenix Peak, 1947Western Tai'an Campaign, 1947Jingshan–Zhongxiang Campaign, 1947Battle of Jinzhou, 1948Battle of Tashan, 1948Gongzhutun Campaign, 1948Linfen Campaign, 1948Zhoucun–Zhangdian Campaign, 1948Siege of Changchun, 1948Battle of Shangcai, 1948Yanzhou Campaign, 1948Battle of Jinan, 1948Taiyuan Campaign, 1948Battle of Jiulianshan, 1948Shuangduiji Campaign, 1948Battle of Guningtou, 1949Battle of Dengbu Island, 1949Tianjin Campaign, 1949Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China, 1949Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern China, 1949Shanghai Campaign, 1949Lanzhou Campaign, 1949Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Eastern China, 1949Ningxia Campaign, 1949Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan, 1949Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northwestern China, 1949Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County, 1949Bobai Campaign, 1949Chengdu Campaign, 1949Battle of Tianquan, 1950Battle of Bamianshan, 1950Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Southwestern China, 1950Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Longquan, 1950Battle of Nan'ao Island, 1950Battle of Yiwu, 1950Battle of Dongshan Island, 1950Wanshan Archipelago Campaign, 1950Battle of Dadan Island, 1950Battle of Nanpéng Island, 1950Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong, 1950Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan, 1950Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi, 1951Battle of Nanri Island, 1952Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago, 1952Battle of Dalushan Islands, 1953Dongshan Island Campaign, 1953Battle of Yijiangshan Islands, 1955Battle of Dachen Archipelago, 1955campaign at the China–Burma border, 1960Battle of Dong-Yin, 196519271965Siege of Changchun, 1948
111 placed engagements of the Chinese Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 May 1948
to 19 October 1948
PlaceChangchun, People's Republic of China
43.900N, 125.200E
KindSiege, Cold War
Territorial changePeople's Liberation Army captures Changchun
Strength~100,000100,000
Casualties and losses15,00016,078; ~150,000–200,000 civilian deaths due to starvation
Commanders
  • Zheng Dongguo
  • Lin Biao
  • Xiao Jinguang
Siege of ChangchunSiege of ChangchunSipingLiaoyuanJiutaiNonganJiaohePanshiShulanChangling100 km43.900N, 125.200E
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Siege of Changchun is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q837376, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Changchun, revision 1371324838, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.