ORDER OF BATTLE // August 26, 1945
Battle of Yinji
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 4,500 estimated
National Revolutionary Army
2,000
Medium-confidence figure
Chinese Red Army
2,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Yinji, fought at Yin Village in Wuyang County in southern Henan, was an early engagement of the resumed Chinese Civil War in the immediate aftermath of World War II. The communist force of approximately 2,500 faced a Nationalist force of 2,000, the latter composed in part of former puppet troops who had served the Japanese occupation and rejoined the Nationalist side following Japan's defeat. The entire Nationalist force of 2,000 was recorded as casualties, producing a decisive communist victory. The engagement illustrates the fluid realignment of armed factions in the weeks following Japan's surrender, as former collaborator units were absorbed into Nationalist ranks and immediately thrust into renewed conflict with communist forces across central China.
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