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Battle of Guningtou

October 25–27, 1949 · Battle of Guningtou

Result Republic of China victory

A Communist landing on Kinmen was destroyed, keeping the island under the Republic of China.

On the map Contemporaries

Nationalists

Communists

Other

Republic of China

People's Republic of China

Chiang Kai-shek military commander

Tang Enbo military commander

Hu Lian military commander

Mao Zedong military commander

Chen Yi military commander

Su Yu military commander

Ye Fei military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 40,000
Killed: 1,267
Wounded: 1,982

Strength: 19,000
Killed: 3,873
Captured: 5,175

Units

Kinmen garrison (1949)

Maritime Militia Third Field Army

Republic of China Army