Battle of Dawan Cheng

The Battle of Dawan Cheng (Chinese: 達坂城之戰) of 1934 occurred when Gen. Ma Zhongying's Chinese Muslim New 36th Division encountered a Soviet Russian Army armoured car column. The New 36th Division was withdrawing, chased by White Russian and Mongol troops and Chinese forces allied with them. The New 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.^[1][2][3]

Battle of Dawan Cheng
Part of the Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang
Date 1934 Location Dawan Cheng, Xinjiang Result Chinese tactical victory Chinese withdrawal Soviet attack repelled
Belligerents
China	Soviet Union White Russian forces
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Ma Zhongying	Gen. Volgin Gen. Bekteev
Strength
500 soldiers	Dozens of armored cars and hundreds of soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy, entire column nearly wiped out