Siege of Changchun

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Siege of Changchun

Changchun after the siege.

Date	23 May 1948 - 19 October 1948
Location	Changchun and proximity
Result	People's Liberation Army captures Changchun.

Combatants

National Revolutionary Army

People's Liberation Army Northeast and North China Field Army

Commanders

Zheng Dongguo

Xiao Jingguang

Strength

~100,000

100,000

Casualties

unknown; ~330,000 civilian deaths

minimal

Chinese Civil War
Major engagements in bold Encirclement Campaigns (First - Second - Third - Fourth - Fifth) - Long March (Luding Bridge) - Intermission (Wannan) - Shangdang Campaign - Longhai Campaign - Dingtao Campaign - Zhengtai Campaign - Liaoshen Campaign (Changchun - Jinzhou) - Huaihai Campaign - Pingjin Campaign - Island campaigns (Quemoy - Denbu - Nanri - Dongshan - Yijiangshan - Dong-Yin)

The Siege of Changchun (Simplified Chinese: 长春围困战; Traditional Chinese: 長春圍困戰; pinyin: Chángchūn Wéikùnzhàn) was a besiege battle 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.