Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
1955 battle in the Chinese Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of the Yijiangshan Islands occurred during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in January 1955 when China (PRC) attacked and captured the islands from Taiwan (ROC). The loss of the Yijiangshans forced the ROC to abandon the Dachen Islands to the PRC. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) considers the battle as its first joint operation.[2]
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Part of the First Taiwan Strait Crisis | |||||||
PLA troops assaulting Nationalist positions | |||||||
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China | Taiwan | ||||||
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Zhang Aiping | Wang Sheng-ming ā [1] | ||||||
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