Battle of Nanri Island
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date April 11–15, 1952 Location Nanri Island, China Result Republic of China victory
Combatants
Republic of China Army	People's Liberation Army
Commanders
Wang Kuan-Yao (汪光堯)	Ye Fei (葉飛)
Strength
6000+ men from 75th Division	1,300 men+
Casualties
Less than 100	500+ killed 700+ captured 3 torpedo boats sunk

The Battle of Nanri Island (南日島戰役) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army, over PRC owned Nanri island near Mainland China. This conflict occured from April 11, 1952 to April 15, 1952 and resulted in a ROCA victory with complete destruction of PLA forces. However ROCA later fled from this island with all its captured prize and POW to Taiwan. Combatants Chinese Nationalists Chinese Communists Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 4,300,000 (July 1946) 3,650,000 (June 1948) 1,490,000 (June 1949) 1,200,000 (July 1946) 2,800,000 (June 1948) 4,000,000 (June 1949) The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... The Republic of China Army (中華民國陸軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó LùjÅ«n) is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ... The Republic of China Army (中華民國陸軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó LùjÅ«n) is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù; literally The Chinese Massive Landmass or Continental China) is an informal (disputed — see talk page) geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

External links

• ROCA side of story
• PLA side of story