Handan Campaign

This article is about a military campaign in 1945. For the battle during Warring States period, see Battle of Handan.
Handan Campaign
Part of Chinese Civil War
DateOctober 22, 1945 – November 2, 1945
Location
Handan, Hebei, China
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army
National Revolutionary Army
PLA
Eighth Route Army
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Xue Yue
Republic of China (1912–1949) Zhang Lingfu
Republic of China (1912–1949) Gao Shuxun		 PLA Liu Bocheng
PLA Deng Xiaoping
PLA Gao Shuxun
Strength
45,000 for the 1st echelon
100,000 for the 2nd echelon		 60,000 regular
100,000 militia
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed
17,000 captured
10,000 defected		 4,708 total

Handan Campaign (Chinese: 邯郸战役), also known as Pinghan Campaign (平汉战役), short for Beiping-Hankou Campaign (北平汉口战役), is one of the largest clashes between Communist and Kuomintang (KMT) forces immediately after the end of World War II. It resulted in Communist victory.