Datong–Jining Campaign

Datong-Jining Campaign (大同集宁战役) was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the communists mainly in northern Shanxi and the surrounding regions during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era. The main battlefield was centered on two cities, Datong and Jining.

Datong-Jining Campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
DateJuly 31, 1946 September 16, 1946
Location
Northern Shanxi, China
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
National Revolutionary Army
People's Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Fu Zuoyi
Yan Xishan
Nie Rongzhen
He Long
Zhang Zongxun
Luo Ruiqing
Strength
51,000 in 10 divisions 100,000 in 50 regiments
Casualties and losses
8,000 heavy
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