Taixing Campaign

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Taixing Campaign
partof=Chinese Civil War
place=Jiangsu, China
date=September 8, 1945 - September 12, 1945
result=Communist victory
combatant1=

combatant2=

commander1= Cai Xinyuan 蔡鑫元
commander2= ?
strength1= 6,500
strength2= > 10,000
casualties1= 2000+ killed
4,000+ captured alive
casualties2= ?|

Taixing Campaign (泰兴战役) was a series battles fought at the Taixing (泰兴) region in central Jiangsu, and it was a clash between the communists and the former nationalists turned Japanese puppet regime force who rejoined the nationalists after World War II. The campaign was one of the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post World War II era, and resulted in communist victory.

Order of battle

Nationalists
*Temporarily Organized 19th Division of the 2nd ArmyCommunists
*Units of Central Jiangsu Military Region
*Local militias

Campaign

On September 8, 1945, units of communist Central Jiangsu Military Region assisted by the local militias decided to take the town of Taixing (泰兴) in central Jiangsu by force after the local defenders consisted of former nationalists turned Japanese puppet regime force who rejoined the nationalists after World War II refused to surrender. Three days later, all nationalist strongholds outside the town had fallen into communist hands. At night of September 11, 1945, the communists launched their assaults on the town itself, and by 8:00 AM next morning, the communist secured the town after capturing more than four thousands defenders alive, including the commander Cai Xinyuan (蔡鑫元). In addition, the communists also captured 12 artillery pieces, over 140 machine guns and more than 2,700 firearms.

ee also

*List of Battles of Chinese Civil War
*National Revolutionary Army
*History of the People's Liberation Army
*Chinese Civil War

References

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