What the records say
- When
- 29 Mar 1950 – 7 May 1950
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.83° N, 87.61° E
- Description
- 1950 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Yiwu
1950 battle
The Battle of Yiwu (伊吾), also called the Battle to Defend Yiwu (伊吾保卫战) by the Chinese Communist Party and resulted in a communist victory. After a portion of the local nationalist commanders in Xinjiang defected to the communists, the remaining nationalists loyal to Chiang Kai-shek refused to join the communists and one detachment of these loyal nationalists decided to take the town of Yiwu to turn it into a guerrill…
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