Battle of Dawan Cheng
| Battle of Dawan Cheng | |||||||
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| Part of the Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of China 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
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 Red Army White Russian forces |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Ma Zhongying
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Gen. Bekteev |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 500 soldiers | Dozens of armored cars and hundreds of soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy, entire column nearly wiped out | ||||||
Gen. Volgin
The Battle of Dawan Cheng (1934) occurred when Gen. Ma Zhongying's Chinese Muslim 36th Division encountered a Soviet Russian Army armoured car column. The 36th Division was withdrawing, chased by White Russian and Mongol troops and Chinese forces allied with them. The 36th Division wiped out nearly the entire column, after engaging the Russians in fierce, sometimes hand-to-hand combat, and knocked the wrecked Russian armored cars down the mountain. When a White Russian force showed up, Ma Zhongying withdrew.
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