Luding Bridge crossing during the Long March

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The Luding Bridge crossing during the Long March was a pivotal 1935 Red Army assault across a chain suspension bridge over the Dadu River that became a symbol of Communist resolve and heroism in Chinese revolutionary history.

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instanceOf assault crossing
event in the Long March
military engagement
aftermath contributed to survival of main Red Army forces
enabled Red Army to escape encirclement
alsoKnownAs Luding Bridge assault
Luding Bridge battle
associatedWith Chinese Communist Party
Red Army legends
belligerent Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
linked to: Chinese Red Army

Kuomintang forces
commander Lin Biao
Liu Bocheng
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
commemoratedBy monuments at Luding Bridge
museum exhibits on the Long March
conflict Chinese Civil War
country China
date 1935
hasPart assault across a chain suspension bridge
battle under enemy fire
heritageStatus commemorated as a patriotic site in China
involves Fourth Regiment of the Red Army
linked to: Fourth Red Army
languageOfSources Chinese
location Dadu River
Luding Bridge
Luding County
Sichuan Province
mediaDepiction depicted in Chinese revolutionary films
described in Long March memoirs
narrativeStatus mythologized in PRC historiography
objective secure crossing of the Dadu River
seize Luding Bridge intact
partOf Long March
result Red Army victory
successful crossing of the Dadu River
significance important event in Chinese revolutionary history
pivotal episode in the Long March
symbol of Communist resolve
symbol of Red Army heroism
timePeriod 20th century
usedFor Communist Party propaganda

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Dadu River historicalEventSite Luding Bridge crossing during the Long March