Archadian Spring Offensive

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Archadian Spring Offensive
Part of the Mainland Theater of the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War
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Archadian Alpini troops marching towards the front lines
Date25 March - 25 April 1943
Location
Central Joyonghea, North Asianna
Result

Imperial Victory

Belligerents

Joyonghea
United Kingdom
Zanarkand

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Archadia-Archedes
Empire of Quenmin with collaborator support

  • Bugpyeong
  • Hamyong Government
Commanders and leaders

Cheon Sang-ji
Namgung Wook-yun
Chae Hwa-young
Okita Hanamura
Albert Crocker
Edward Samegawa
Roy Peterson
Simmon Denzel Crocker

Hikaru Komaki

Hugo Cavallero
Marco Aconi
Juan Alfredo Jodel
Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc
Ong Thao Pin
Quách Khánh Thắng Due

Su Eun-gi
Strength
120,000 170,000
Casualties and losses
5,985 killed
64 tanks
42 guns
9,275 killed
79 tanks
52 guns

The Archadian Spring Offensive (25 March - 25 April 1943) was a military offensive action by Imperial forces which was launched in order to counter the Allied victory during the Battle of the Gap. The plan called for several Imperial divisions to attack along the Mogpo-Songsinan Highway and attempt to destroy the ZANAC forces just east near Mogpo.

The offensive came as a way to eliminate a key Allied force and besiege them into a town until they are forced to surrender. Quenminese Marshal Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc requested Marshal Hugo Cavallero to delay this offensive until his forces were in position, thus allowing his forces to give ground to lure the Allies into a ruse that the Imperials were retreating further. When the ZANACs occupied Mogpo and the Joyongheans, Lucians, and Concordians were in position, Cavallero launched his attack and took the Allies by surprise. Not wanting to have a repeat of the previous battle, Marshal Ho requested Cavallero to leave the destruction of the ZANAC forces to the Quenminese, which Cavallero agreed.

The ZANACs were boxed into Mogpo by 15 April. This started the month-long Labor Day Siege, in which ZANAC forces were forced to engage Quenminese units in a bitter urban warfare that put the ZANACs to their breaking point. Meanwhile, the rest of the Allied forces were able to reorganise themselves and launched the Summer Counteroffensive of 1943 just 5 days after the Joyongheans managed to fight their way through the Mogpo encirclement to relieve the ZANACs.

Background

Order of Battle

Planning

The Battle

Aftermath