Suiyuan campaign

Suiyuan campaign
Part of Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933-36)

Chinese field gun crew at Bailingmiao
DateOctober 1936 – 19 December 1936
Location
Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Great Han Army
Supported by:
 Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Fu Zuoyi
Republic of China (1912–1949) Tang Enbo
Republic of China (1912–1949) Li Fuying [zh]
Republic of China (1912–1949) Zhao Chengshou
Republic of China (1912–1949) Wang Jingguo
Demchugdongrub
Li Shouxin
Bao Yueqing [zh]
Wang Ying
Ryūkichi Tanaka
Units involved
  • 35th Army
  • 19th Army
  • Anti-aircraft battalion
  • Cavalry army
  • Reserve army
  • Inner Mongolian Army
  • Great Han Army
  • Strength
    45,000 men 10,000 men
    6,000 men
    ~30 advisers, motor vehicles, and 28 aircraft
    Total: ~16,000 men
    Casualties and losses
    Unknown 300–900 Inner Mongolians killed, 300 wounded, and 300 captured[1][2]
    Most of Wang Ying's forces eliminated
    At least 1 Japanese adviser killed, 4 planes destroyed

    The Suiyuan campaign (Chinese: 綏遠抗戰; pinyin: Suīyuǎn kàngzhàn; Japanese: 綏遠事件, romanizedSuien jiken) was an attempt by the Inner Mongolian Army and Grand Han Righteous Army, two forces founded and supported by Imperial Japan, to take control of the Suiyuan province from the Republic of China. The attempted invasion occurred in 1936, shortly before the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese government denied taking part in the operation, but the Inner Mongolians and the other collaborationist Chinese troops received air support from Japanese planes and were assisted by the Imperial Japanese Army. The entire operation was overseen by Japanese staff officers. The campaign was unsuccessful, mostly due to lack of training and low morale among the Mongolians and other collaborators. The defense of Suiyuan, one of the first major successes of China's National Revolutionary Army over Japanese-supported forces, greatly improved Chinese morale.

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