1998-24, Commemoration for the Three Campaigns in the Liberation War《解放军三大战役纪念》

Stamp Title: Commemoration for the Three Campaigns in the Liberation War
Scott No: 2911， 2912， 2913， 2914， 2915
Serial number: 1998-24
Values in set: 5
(5-1), Making Splendid Plans, 50 fen, 50*30mm
(5-2), Conquering Jinzhou, 50 fen, 50*30mm
(5-3), Decisive Battle Field in Huaihai, 50 fen, 50*30mm
(5-4), Liberating Beiping, 50 fen, 50*30mm
(5-5), Supporting the Forefront, 150 fen, 50*30mm
Date of issue: November 14, 1998
Designers: Chen Xiaocong; Wei Chuyu;Ji Hongmin
Size of stamp: 50*30mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: offset
Printing house: Liaoning shenyang postage stamps printing works

From autumn and winter of 1948 to early 1949, the People’s Liberation Army launched strategic and decisive campaigns against the Kuomintang army in northeast, north and central China. The three major campaigns-Liaoshen, Pingjin and Huaihai campaigns-liberated a large area and some important cities, wiped out effective strength of Kuomintang army and shook the military base of Kuomintang’s rule. The nationwide victory of the Chinese People’s Revolutionary War had been basically ensured. The victory had also laid a foundation for the founding of New China.

The Party Central Committee headed by Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a correct assessment of the situation and commanded the battles and wiped out the enemy

s effective strength by concentrating superior forces. The victory of the three major campaigns is the one of people’s war. More than 10 million people participated in repairing bridges and roads, transporting materials and rescuing injured soldiers, thus making outstanding contributions to the victory.

The stamps featured the typical battles in conquering Jinzhou, decisive campaign at Huaihai and liberating Beiping as well as the Party Central Committee’s wise decision making and the people’s support. The stamps were issued to commemorate the hard struggle of the people’s army and the people for the founding of the New China.

1998年纪念邮票《解放军三大战役纪念》
国家邮政局1998年11月14日发行《解放军三大战役纪念》纪念邮票1套5枚。
（5-1）J 运筹帷幄 50 分 4199.9万枚
（5-2）J 攻克锦州 50 分 4173.9万枚
（5-3）J 决战淮海 50 分 4199.9万枚
（5-4）J 解放北平 50 分 4199.9万枚
（5-5）J 支援前线 150 分 3111.9万枚

志号名称：1998-24J
版别：胶印
整版枚数：40 枚
全套面值：3.50元
邮票规格：50×30毫米
齿孔度数：12 度
设计者：陈晓聪、魏楚予、季宏敏
印制机构：辽宁省沈阳邮电印刷厂

1945年8月至1949年9月，中国人民在中国共产党领导下，为推翻国民党的反动统治，进行了一场伟大的国内革命战争，历史上称为解放战争。战争初期，中国共产党制定了集中优势兵力，各个歼灭敌人的作战方针，以运动战为主要作战方法，以歼敌有生力量为主要目标。1947年3月，国民党被迫收缩兵力，对陕甘宁和山东解放区实行重点进攻。到8月，解放军在陕甘宁取得了青化砭、羊马河、蟠龙、沙家店等战役的胜利，在山东取得了孟良崮战役的胜利，粉碎了国民党军的重点进攻。

1947年6月底，刘伯承、邓小平率领晋冀鲁豫解放军的主力，在山东西南地区强渡黄河，挺进中原，揭开了解放军从战略防御转入战略进攻的序幕。从1948年9月至1949年1月，解放军连续进行了辽沈、淮海、平津三大战役，共歼敌154万人，基本上消灭了国民党军的主力，三大战役为取得中国革命的最后胜利奠定了坚实的基础。