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Pingjin Campaign

Pingjin Campaign was a campaign fought in 1948 at Hebei, in what is now China; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hebei. It was part of Three Major Campaigns. The recorded result: Communist victory. Recorded strength: 600,000 against 1,000,000.

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Fought1948ran into the following year
WhereHebei, China38.042N, 114.509E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCommunist victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China; Republic of China ArmyagainstCommunist Party; People's Liberation Army
Casualties and losses~520,000 (including non-combat losses)and39,000 (PRC sources)
Part ofThree Major Campaigns

Where it sits in Three Major Campaigns

Liaoshen Campaign, 1948Huaihai Campaign, 1948Pingjin Campaign, 194819481948Pingjin Campaign, 1948
3 placed engagements of Three Major Campaigns in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1948 (year precision)
to 1949
PlaceHebei, China
38.042N, 114.509E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Territorial changeSurrender of Beiping, Tianjin and vast areas of North China Plain to the Communists
Strength600,0001,000,000
Casualties and losses~520,000 (including non-combat losses)39,000 (PRC sources)
Commanders
  • Fu Zuoyi
  • Chen Changjie (general)
  • Guo Jingyun
  • Lin Biao
  • Luo Ronghuan
  • Nie Rongzhen
Pingjin CampaignPingjin CampaignBattle of JuluBattle of JieqiaoHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of TaiyuanBattle of JuluBattle of JieqiaoHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of TaiyuanYuciBaodingXinzhouDingzhouHengshui100 km38.042N, 114.509E
Placed at Hebei; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Pingjin Campaign is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4348111, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Pingjin campaign, revision 1378141016, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.