Battle of Guningtou

The Battle of Guningtou (古寧頭之役), also known as the Battle of Kuningtou or the Battle of Kinmen, was fought in October 1949 on the island of Kinmen (Quemoy), located in the Taiwan Strait, during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War.

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Battle of Kuningtou
battle, 

Amatsukaze, 

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1949-10-25T00:00:00Z

1949-10-27T00:00:00Z

1949 Battle of Guningtou

1633-07-07T00:00:00Z

1633-10-22T00:00:00Z

1633 Battle of Liaoluo Bay

1841-08-26T00:00:00Z

1841-08-26T00:00:00Z

1841 Battle of Amoy

1950-07-26T00:00:00Z

1950-07-27T00:00:00Z

1950 Battle of Dadan Island

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Map of Minefield for Battle of Guningtou

Map of Minefield for Battle of Guningtou

Map of forces for Battle of Guningtou

PLA plan of attack for Battle of Guningtou

General Sun Li-Jen instructing recruits of the 201st Division in the use of an M3 submachine gun at Fongshan, Taiwan, circa 1949.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1633	Battle of Liaoluo Bay	Ming dynasty, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of Amoy	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1949	Battle of Guningtou	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1950	Battle of Dadan Island	battle, People’s Liberation Army, Republic of China Army, Bao Cheng	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Amatsukaze	Kagerō-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	fort		Shishan Howitzer Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Yu Da Wei Xian Sheng Memorial Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Guningtou Battle Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	August 23 Artillery Battle Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Hujingtou Battle Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Map of Minefield for Battle of Guningtou		Commons
commons	image		Map of Minefield for Battle of Guningtou		Commons
commons	image		Map of forces for Battle of Guningtou		Commons
commons	image		PLA plan of attack for Battle of Guningtou		Commons
commons	image		General Sun Li-Jen instructing recruits of the 201st Division in the use of an M3 submachine gun at Fongshan, Taiwan, circa 1949.		Commons