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Siege of Changchun 1948

PLA at the end of the Siege of Changchun
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date23 May 1948 – 19 October 1948Wikidata
Year1948Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationChinaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictChinese Civil WarWikidata P361
Coordinates43.9000, 125.2000Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Changchun was a military blockade undertaken by the People's Liberation Army against Changchun between May and October 1948, the largest city in Manchuria at the time, and one of the headquarters of the Republic of China Army in Northeast China. It was one of the longest campaigns in the Liaoshen Campaign of the Chinese Civil War.

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Location

43.9000, 125.2000 · China

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