Conflict: | Third encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet |
Partof: | the Chinese Civil War |
Place: | Hubei–Henan–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.
Military History Research Department, Complete History of the People's Liberation Army, Military Science Publishing House in Beijing, 2000,