Battle of Dachen Archipelago 1955
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 19 January 1955 – 26 February 1955 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1955 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Asia) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Chinese Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 28.4600, 121.9000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Dachen Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 大陈等岛之战; traditional Chinese: 大陳等島之戰; pinyin: Dàchén Děng Dǎo Zhī Zhàn) was fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China for the control of several archipelagos just off the coast of Zhejiang, China during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
As the PLA targeted and heavily bombarded the islands, the Nationalist garrison's infrastructure was destroyed, leaving them unable to adequately defend the archipelago. On 8 February, 1955, the United States Navy commenced Operation King Kong (Chinese: 金剛計劃). The objective of the operation was to withdraw soldiers, civilian inhabitants, and military equipment and supplies from the Dachen Islands, Pishan Island, and Yushan Island south to Taiwan. Following this evacuation, the PLA eventually took the Dachen Archipelago, along with the other two smaller archipelagos from the Nationalists: the Southern Muntjac Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 南麂山列岛; traditional Chinese: 南麂山列島; pinyin: Nán Jǐshān Liè Dǎo) and the Southern Deer Mountain Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 南鹿山列岛; traditional Chinese: 南鹿山列島; pinyin: Nán Lùshān Liè Dǎo).
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