1934-10-16 - 1934-10-17

Long March: Leaving Ruijin

RuijinRuijin · Under pressure from the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, the Central Red Army abandons the Jiangxi Soviet center and begins the westward breakout.

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  1. Japan gives notice of League withdrawal
  2. Tanggu Truce
  3. Fujian People’s Government established
  4. Long March: Leaving RuijinCurrent record
  5. Long March: Yudu crossing
  6. Long March: Xiang River campaign
  7. Long March: Wu River breakthrough
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Phase

Long March: Leaving Ruijin is recorded as a key phase of the Long March around Ruijin. It marks a strategic movement axis and political-military transition rather than a territorial-control surface.

Sources

The date and waypoint are controlled against Encyclopaedia Britannica · Long March, Office of the Historian · Review of developments in China during 1934, Academy of Chinese Studies · The Long March of the CCP Red Army and the Establishment of the Northern Shaanxi Base. Where day-level precision is uncertain, the sequence and region are fixed first; finer tactical movement can be expanded as additional sources are added.

Media

Map of the Long March 1934-1935Visual recordMap of the Long March 1934-1935A schematic route for the main Central Red Army movement from Jiangxi to northern Shaanxi.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Long MarchOpen sourceDiplomatic DocumentOffice of the Historian · Review of developments in China during 1934Open sourceReferenceAcademy of Chinese Studies · The Long March of the CCP Red Army and the Establishment of the Northern Shaanxi BaseOpen source