Pingjin campaign

Pingjin campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
People's Liberation Army enters Beiping
People's Liberation Army enters Beiping
Date29 November 1948 – 31 January 1949
(2 months and 2 days)
Location
Result Communist victory
Territorial
changes
Surrender of Beiping, Tianjin and vast areas of North China Plain to the Communists
Belligerents

Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China

Communist Party

Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Fu Zuoyi Surrendered
Republic of China (1912–1949) Chen Changjie (POW)
Republic of China (1912–1949) Guo Jingyun 
China Lin Biao
China Luo Ronghuan
China Nie Rongzhen
Strength
600,000[citation needed] 1,000,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
~520,000[citation needed] (including non-combat losses) 39,000 (PRC sources)[citation needed]
Situation of the Pingjin campaign during the Chinese Civil War

The Pingjin campaign (simplified Chinese: 平津战役; traditional Chinese: 平津戰役; pinyin: Píngjīn Zhànyì), also known as the Battle of Pingjin and also officially known in Chinese Communist historiography as the Liberation of Beijing and Tianjin[1] was part of the three major campaigns launched by the People's Liberation Army during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War against the Government of the Republic of China. It began on 29 November 1948 and ended on 31 January 1949, lasting a total of 64 days. This campaign marked the end of Nationalist dominance in the North China Plain. The term Pingjin refers to the cities Beiping (now Beijing) and Tianjin.

  1. ^ Brown, Jeremy; Johnson, Matthew D. (13 October 2015). Maoism at the Grassroots: Everyday Life in China's Era of High Socialism. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674287204.

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