Central Highlands Campaign

Central Highlands Campaign
Part of the Asianna and the Pacific Campaign
Troops from the Royal Accords Grenadiers clearing out a Quenminese nest
Date 2 May 1945 – 25 August 1945 (3 months and 23 days) Location Central Quenmin Result Decisive Allied Victory Quenminese Forces surrender unconditionally
Belligerents
United Kingdom Nihhon-koku Gallia-Bruhl Zanarkand New Akiba Basel-Ebel Erebonian Empire Rubrum Free Bethausia Vionna-Frankenlisch	Empire of Quenmin Archadia-Archedes
Commanders and leaders
Archibald Sugiyama Tsukuyo Kushineda Friedrich O'Connelly Blaine Sanderson Leslie Oliver Morshead Kurt Frediericks Brian Regnitz Elliot Testarossa Zaw Sein Arkar Sir Archibald Maxwell	Thạch Hung Sõn Chiến † Kiều Dũng Quang Vương Thị Lệ Victor Sazabio Giovanni Filiberto Guiseppe Gavallero
Units involved
340,500 troops 250 tanks 75 guns 200 vehicles 233,950 troops 200 tanks 55 guns 120 vehicles 175,550 troops 300 tanks 90 guns 200 vehicles	760,000 troops 250 tanks 75 guns 120 vehicles 220,000 troops 150 tanks 50 guns 75 vehicles
Casualties and losses
19,579 troops 75 tanks 27 guns 150 vehicles	285,000 troops 149 tanks 67 guns 200 vehicles 695,000 surrendered

The Central Highlands Campaign (2 May 1945 - 25 August 1945) was the last major campaign undertaken during the Allied Invasion of Quenmin. On the 30th of April, Marshal Chien conducted a final stand in Central Quenmin. Cut-off from the main commercial cities, the Quenminese and Archadian forces that were left organized a final defence in hopes of reinforcements that could drive the invading force back. However, it was never realized. On June 18, Bethausian forces launched an savage offensive, which cut off the rest of Kontin and separating the Quenminese from the Archadian forces. The resulting move trapped more than 400,000 Quenminese troops in the city.

On June 30, Marshal Chien committed suicide on the basis of avoiding dishonour upon him. Command was passed over to Quenminese General Kiều Dũng Quang, who later attempted a breakout of Kontin, which proved to be less of a success. When the announcement of the Quenminese surrender was broadcasted throughout Quenmin on the 23rd of July, all Imperial troops that still remained surrendered. The same had went with Sazabio's forces. The Quenminese in the Central Highlands met with the Allied commanders at the village of Phan Ranh. Sazabio was later taken into custody along with other Quenminese and Archadian Generals.

The Imperials lost a total of 285,000, with the Archadian Army suffering 55,000 casualties while the Quenminese suffered 230,000 casualties.