The Battle of Shuangqiaozhen () was fought from March 6 to March 12, 1931, between the 34th Division of the Army of the
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
Nationalist Government and the Red Army of the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...
. The commander of the 34th Division, Major General Yue (a descendant of Song Dynasty general
Yue Fei
Yue Fei ( zh, t=岳飛; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (), was a Chinese military general who lived during the Song dynasty, Southern Song dynasty and a national hero of China, known for leading Southern Song force ...
) was captured by the communists. In August 1932, Yue was executed by firing squad on the orders of
Zhang Guotao
Zhang Guotao (November 26, 1897 – December 3, 1979), or Chang Kuo-tao, was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and rival to Mao Zedong. During the 1920s he studied in the Soviet Union and became a key contact with the Comi ...
and posthumously promoted to full general.
Bibliography
*中華民國國防大學編，《中國現代軍事史主要戰役表》
台灣國防部史政檔案開放應用系統）
*原中華民國國軍政戰學校、美軍顧問團史政處，《中國現代軍事史主要戰役表-陸軍》
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Conflicts in 1931
Battles of the Chinese Civil War