Fourth Field Army

Army · Communist-controlled China · from October 31, 1945 · 1,500,000 strong

Lin Biao's army in Manchuria, called the Northeast Democratic United Army and the Northeast Field Army before 1949.

November 1, 1945 – April 16, 1946 Enters Manchuria (approximate) Map
1946 – 1949 Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War
April 17, 1946 – May 19, 1946 Second Battle of Siping Defends Siping Map
May 25, 1946 – December 16, 1946 Falls back to Harbin Map
December 17, 1946 – April 1, 1947 Linjiang Campaign Crosses the Songhua (approximate) Map
May 23, 1948 – September 11, 1948 Siege of Changchun Besieges Changchun Map
September 12, 1948 – November 2, 1948 Liaoshen Campaign Takes Jinzhou, Changchun and Shenyang Map
November 29, 1948 – January 30, 1949 Pingjin Campaign Takes Tianjin Map
January 31, 1949 Enters Beiping Map
May 16, 1949 Takes Wuhan Map
October 14, 1949 Takes Guangzhou Map