Third encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet explained

Conflict:Third encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
Partof:the Chinese Civil War
Place:HubeiHenan–Anhui border region, China
Date:November 1931 – June 17, 1932
Result:Communist victory
Combatant1: Nationalist China
Combatant2: Chinese Red Army
Commander1:Chiang Kai-shek
Li Shiding (厉式鼎)
Commander2:Xu Xiangqian
Zhang Guotao
Strength1:100,000+
Strength2:30,000
Casualties1:60,000
Casualties2:Low

The third encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government against the Communist base in the Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region, the Eyuwan Soviet. The Fourth Red Army responded with its third counter-encirclement campaign, which successfully defended the soviet. The Nationalist attacks lasted from November 1931 to 17 June 1932.

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References

Military History Research Department, Complete History of the People's Liberation Army, Military Science Publishing House in Beijing, 2000,