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Chinese Civil War

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The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China, led by the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party. Armed conflict continued intermittently in two main phases, from 1 August 1927 until a truce during the Japanese invasion, and again from 1945, until the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan on 7 December 1949 following Communist victory; the Communists proclaimed the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1927 1
Fought intermittently in two main phases, 1927-1937 and 1945-1949, per the article's own infobox; start-year and end-year mark the full 1927-1949 span the Wikipedia infobox itself gives for the war as a whole.
End Year
1949 1
Combatants
The Kuomintang government of the Republic of China against the Chinese Communist Party 1
Outcome
Communist victory; the People's Republic of China was proclaimed on 1 October 1949 and the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan on 7 December 1949 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Civil War 1
Chinese Civil War
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People's Liberation Army

Chinese Civil War

People's Liberation Army Navy

Chinese Civil War
Connections

Associated With

People's War, Strategy and Doctrine

Commanders and Forces

Mao Zedong, Commanders

Mao Zedong led Communist forces through the Chinese Civil War

People's Liberation Army, Armed Forces and Units

The Communist People's Liberation Army defeated the Nationalist forces in the Chinese Civil War, concluding in 1949

People's Liberation Army Navy, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army Navy

Uses

Arisaka, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Arisaka
Arisaka Type 99 Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Arisaka Type 99 Rifle
Bazooka, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Bazooka
Bergmann MP18, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
Browning Automatic Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Browning Automatic Rifle
Browning Hi-Power, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
DP-27 Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
DShK, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: DShK
FN M1900, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: FN M1900
FN Model 24 and Model 30, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: FN Model 24 and Model 30
Hanyang 88, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Hanyang 88
Hotchkiss Mle 1914 Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun
M1 Garand Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1 Garand Rifle
M1911 Pistol, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1911 pistol
M1917 Enfield, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1917 Enfield
M1917 revolver, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1917 revolver
M1919 Browning Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source M1919 Browning machine gun, Wikipedia
M1941 Johnson Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1941 Johnson Rifle
M3 Half-Track, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M3 half-track
M3 scout car, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M3 scout car
M3 Stuart, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M3 Stuart
M3 submachine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M3 submachine gun
Mauser Model 1904, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1904
Mauser Standardmodell, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Mauser Standardmodell
MG 13, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MG 13
Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)
MP 18, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
Nagant M1895 Revolver, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Nagant M1895
PPS Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
PPS-43, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
PTRD-41, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: PTRD-41
PTRS-41, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: PTRS-41
Renault FT, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Renault FT
Springfield M1903 Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1903 Springfield
Sten Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Sten Gun
Type 11 light machine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 11 light machine gun
Type 30 bayonet, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 30 bayonet
Type 30 rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 30 rifle
Type 38 rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Type 44 carbine, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 44 carbine
Type 92 heavy machine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Type 96 light machine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 96 light machine gun
Type 97 sniper rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 97 sniper rifle
Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Type 99 light machine gun
United Defense M42, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: United Defense M42
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
  • Lead section, para 1
    The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China (ROC), led by the Kuomintang (KMT), and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory that led to the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan on 7 December 1949.
  • Infobox: Date
    First phase: 1927-1937; Second phase: 1945-1949
  • Lead section
    The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China (ROC), led by the Kuomintang (KMT), and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  • Article text
    The Communists gained control of mainland China and proclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) in October 1949, while the Republic of China government retreated to the island of Taiwan in December.
  • Lead text
    The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China (ROC), led by the Kuomintang (KMT), and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Wikipedia: M1911 pistol
WikipediaUses: M1911 Pistol, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Bazooka
WikipediaUses: Bazooka, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Sten Gun
WikipediaUses: Sten Gun, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M1 Garand Rifle
WikipediaUses: M1 Garand Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)
Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M1903 Springfield
WikipediaUses: Springfield M1903 Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
WikipediaUses: Browning Hi-Power, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: MP 18
Wikipedia
  • Uses: Bergmann MP18, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'
  • Uses: MP 18, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'
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Wikipedia: Browning Automatic Rifle
WikipediaUses: Browning Automatic Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Renault FT
WikipediaUses: Renault FT, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M3 Stuart
WikipediaUses: M3 Stuart, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
M1919 Browning machine gun, Wikipedia
Uses: M1919 Browning Machine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: DShK
Uses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M3 submachine gun
Uses: M3 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun
Uses: Hotchkiss Mle 1914 Machine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: United Defense M42
Uses: United Defense M42, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: FN Model 24 and Model 30
Uses: FN Model 24 and Model 30, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1904
Uses: Mauser Model 1904, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'View the Source
Wikipedia: FN M1900
Uses: FN M1900, Conflicts list
Quote, Uses: FN M1900, Conflicts list
Chinese Civil War
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Wikipedia: Nagant M1895
Uses: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
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Wikipedia: M3 half-track
WikipediaUses: M3 Half-Track, Infobox: wars
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World War II Chinese Civil War 1948 Arab-Israeli War Greek Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Costa Rican Civil War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Algerian War Cambodian Civil War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Six-Day War 1973 Arab-Israeli War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution
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Wikipedia: Arisaka Type 99 Rifle
WikipediaUses: Arisaka Type 99 Rifle, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Arisaka Type 99 Rifle, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
  • Uses: PPS-43, Infobox: wars
    World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Liberian Civil Wars Rhodesian Bush War Namibian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Uses: PPS Submachine Gun, Infobox: wars
    World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Liberian Civil Wars Rhodesian Bush War Namibian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: M1917 revolver
Uses: M1917 revolver, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M1917 revolver, Infobox: wars
World War I World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War (saw combat with the "tunnel rat" units) Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War
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Wikipedia: PTRD-41
Uses: PTRD-41, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: PTRD-41, Infobox: wars
World War II Korean War Chinese Civil War Vietnam War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: M1917 Enfield
Uses: M1917 Enfield, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M1917 Enfield, Infobox: wars
World War I Banana Wars Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War (limited) Laotian Civil War (limited) Lebanese Civil War (limited) Soviet-Afghan War
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Wikipedia: M1941 Johnson Rifle
Uses: M1941 Johnson Rifle, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M1941 Johnson Rifle, Infobox: wars
World War II Indonesian National Revolution Chinese Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Wikipedia: Type 11 light machine gun
Uses: Type 11 light machine gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 11 light machine gun, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: Type 30 rifle
Uses: Type 30 rifle, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 30 rifle, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Korean War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: Type 96 light machine gun
Uses: Type 96 light machine gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 96 light machine gun, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese border conflicts World War II Indonesian National Revolution Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: PTRS-41
Uses: PTRS-41, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: PTRS-41, Infobox: wars
World War II Korean War Chinese Civil War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Uses: Type 38 rifle, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 38 rifle, Infobox: wars
Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: Hanyang 88
Uses: Hanyang 88, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Hanyang 88, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion 1911 Revolution Northern Expedition Long March Central Plains War Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Soviet-Afghan War
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Wikipedia: Arisaka
Uses: Arisaka, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Arisaka, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese border conflicts Spanish Civil War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Hukbalahap rebellion Korean War Malayan Emergency Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War 1999 East Timorese crisis
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Wikipedia: MG 13
Uses: MG 13, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: MG 13, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Portuguese Colonial War
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Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Uses: Type 92 heavy machine gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 92 heavy machine gun, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: Type 99 light machine gun
Uses: Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: M3 scout car
Uses: M3 scout car, Article text
Quote, Uses: M3 scout car, Article text
China China - captured from the Chinese Nationalist Army during the Chinese Civil War.
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Wikipedia: Mauser Standardmodell
Uses: Mauser Standardmodell, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Mauser Standardmodell, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Chaco War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II (limited)
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Wikipedia: Type 97 sniper rifle
Uses: Type 97 sniper rifle, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 97 sniper rifle, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War
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Wikipedia: Type 44 carbine
Uses: Type 44 carbine, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 44 carbine, Infobox: wars
World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Malayan Emergency
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Wikipedia: Type 30 bayonet
Uses: Type 30 bayonet, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Type 30 bayonet, Infobox: wars
Russo-Japanese War World War I Finnish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War
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Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
Uses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Laotian Civil War North Yemen Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Communist insurgency in Thailand Afghan Wars Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army Navy
WikipediaCommanders and Forces: People's Liberation Army Navy, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Commanders and Forces: People's Liberation Army Navy, Wikipedia article text
traces its lineage to maritime fighting units during the Chinese Civil War
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Wikipedia: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
WikipediaUses: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Wikipedia article text
About 48 B-24Ms were provided by the US to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force after WW2 and were used during the Chinese Civil War.
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