Handan Campaign
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This article is about a military campaign in 1945. For the battle during Warring States period, see Battle of Handan.
Handan Campaign (Chinese: 邯郸战役), also known as Pinghan Campaign (平汉战役), short for Beiping-Hankou Campaign (北平汉口战役), is one of the largest clashes between Communist and Kuomintang (KMT) forces immediately after the end of World War II. It resulted in Communist victory.
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Part of Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Xue Yue Zhang Lingfu Gao Shuxun |
Liu Bocheng Deng Xiaoping Gao Shuxun | ||||||
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45,000 for the 1st echelon 100,000 for the 2nd echelon |
60,000 regular 100,000 militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000 killed 17,000 captured 10,000 defected | 4,708 total |
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