Menglianggu campaign

Menglianggu campaign
	Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date	13 May 1947 – 16 May 1947; (3 days)
Location	Shandong, China
Result	PLA victory
Belligerents
National Revolutionary Army	People's Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Gu Zhutong; Tang Enbo; Zhang Lingfu †; Huang Baitao; Qiu Qingquan; Hu Lien	Su Yu; Chen Yi
Strength
600,000	200,000
Casualties and losses
14,000 killed; 18,000 captured	3,500 killed; 7,500 wounded

The Menglianggu campaign (Chinese: 孟良崮戰役) was fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era and resulted in communist victory. The campaign was later used by the communists as a specific battle example in their military science and history, as well as a propaganda piece. The battle mainly took place in Menglianggu of Linyi region in Shandong Province.

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