Shanghai Campaign

Shanghai Campaign
Part of Chinese Civil War

People's Liberation Army troops on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, on May 23, 1949
DateMay 12, 1949 – June 2, 1949
(3 weeks)
Location
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China Chinese Communist Party
Commanders and leaders
Tang Enbo
Liu Yuzhang
Liu Changyi Surrendered
Chou Tse-jou
Fang Chih
Chen Yi
Su Yu
Units involved

Republic of China Army

  • 21st Army
  • 51st Army
  • 52nd Army
  • 54th Army
  • 75th Army
  • 123rd Army
  • 12th Army
  • 35th Army
  • Nanking-Shanghai Garrison Corps
People's Liberation Army
Strength
210,000 290,000
Casualties and losses
153,000 (included those who surrendered and defected) 34,000 (8,000 killed; 24,122 wounded; 1,951 missing)

The Shanghai Campaign was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the control of Shanghai, the largest city in China in the latter stage of the Chinese Civil War, and resulted in the city being taken over by the communists, who enjoyed numerical superiority.