Battle of Dachen Archipelago
1955 CE.
Shown on the map at 28.460°, 121.900°.
The Battle of Dachen Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 大陈等岛之战; traditional Chinese: 大陳等島之戰; pinyin: Dàchén Děng Dǎo Zhī Zhàn) was fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China for the control of several archipelagos just off the coast of Zhejiang, China during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. As the PLA targeted and heavily bombarded the islands, the Nationalist garrison's infrastructure was destroyed, leaving them unable to adequately defend the archipelago. On 8 February, 1955, the United States Navy commenced Operation King Kong (Chinese: 金剛計劃). The objective of the operation was to withdraw soldiers, people, and military equipment and supplies from the Dachen Islands, Pishan Island, and Yushan Island south to Taiwan. Following this evacuation, the PLA eventually took the Dachen Archipelago, along with the other two smaller archipelagos from the Nationalists: the Southern Muntjac Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 南麂山列岛; traditional Chinese: 南麂山列島; pinyin: Nán Jǐshān Liè Dǎo) and the Southern Deer Mountain Archipelago (simplified Chinese: 南鹿山列岛; traditional Chinese: 南鹿山列島; pinyin: Nán Lùshān Liè Dǎo).
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