Menglianggu campaign
| Menglianggu campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gu Zhutong Tang Enbo Zhang Lingfu † Huang Baitao Qiu Qingquan Hu Lien |
Su Yu Chen Yi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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14,000 killed 18,000 captured |
3,500 killed 7,500 wounded | ||||||
The Menglianggu campaign (Chinese: 孟良崮戰役) was fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era and resulted in communist victory. The campaign was later used by the communists as a specific battle example in their military science and history, as well as a propaganda piece. The battle mainly took place in Menglianggu of Linyi region in Shandong Province.