✦ History

Part of Chinese Civil War

Yangtze River Crossing campaign

April 20 – June 2, 1949 · Nanjing

Result Decisive Chinese Communist Party victory

PLA crossing of the Yangtze, 20 April to 2 June 1949, capturing Nanjing and Shanghai and ending Nationalist rule on the mainland.

On the map Contemporaries

Communists

Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)

Nationalists

Communist Party of China
Republic of China
Deng Xiaoping Political Commissar, Political commissar of the Second Field Army Liu Bocheng General, Commander of the Second Field Army Chen Yi General, Commander of the Third Field Army
Tang Enbo General, Defended the Yangtze line south of Nanjing Bai Chongxi General, Commanded the Nationalist Central China forces isolated by the crossing

Strength and losses

Strength
1,000,000
Casualties
60,000
Strength
700,000
Casualties
430,000

Units

Second Field Army Third Field Army

Related events 1 degree away • 2 degrees away

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Huaihai Campaign
 
Pingjin Campaign
 
Yangtze River Crossing campaign
 
Proclamation of the People's Republic of China