Dachen Islands
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The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens form an island group off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou.
ROC soldiers being evacuated by US forces, 2 March 1955
Battle of Dachen Archipelago
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The Battle of Dachen Archipelago 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 Fi
Dachen Islands
…fortifications left behind by the nationalists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era because the archipelago was the site of the Battle of Dachen Archipelago in the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. Yijiangshan Islands (Yikiangshan Islands…
Nationalist soldiers load artillery aboard an LCM as ships at anchor await their arrival, 6 February 1955
Vice Admiral Robert P. Briscoe, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Operations and Readiness, holding a press conference at the Pentagon on the evacuation of the Dachen Islands, February 2, 1955
USS Wasp (CVA-18) at sea in the Far East on 5 January 1955. It provided air cover for the operation.