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| Siege of Changchun | |||||||
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| Part of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
 Changchun after the siege. |
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 National Revolutionary Army |
 People's Liberation Army Northeast and North China Field Army |
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| Zheng Dongguo | Xiao Jingguang | ||||||
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| ~100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
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| 95,0000; ~330,000 civilian deathscitation needed | minimal | ||||||
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The Siege of Changchun (simplified Chinese: 长春围困战; traditional Chinese: 長春圍困戰; pinyin: Chángchūn Wéikùnzhàn) was a siege operation launched by the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War against the city of Changchun, defended by the Nationalist forces.
Beginning in May 23, 1948, the People's Liberation Army began to encircle the Nationalist defenders in Changchun while cutting off the air transportation and unfolded the siege that would last for 150 days. There were several engagements with reasonable size and ten other minor conflicts between these two sides during this both military encirclement and economical blockade. As the fuel and food storage goes down, many civilians began to starve to death. It finally ended when the People's Liberation Army entered Changchun after the Nationalist 60th Army and New 7th Army surrendered. The Siege of Changchun was part of the Liaoshen Campaign, and the fall of Changchun marked the end of the first stage in Liaoshen Campaign.
See also
- List of Battles of Chinese Civil War
- National Revolutionary Army
- History of the People's Liberation Army
- Chinese Civil War
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