1939 ⟶ Japan Begins Changsha Offensive

The Japanese Eleventh Army moving from Yueyang and supported...
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🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Occupy Beijing

Japanese forces occupy the city of Beijing.⟶
Japanese Forces Occupy Beijing (1937)
ChinaJapanOccupationMilitarySino-Japanese WarBeijingWarConflictAsia

⚔️ Japan Begins Changsha Offensive

The Japanese Eleventh Army moving from Yueyang and supported by divisions from Jiangxi begins a major offensive to take the Chinese city of Changsha.⟶
Japan Begins Changsha Offensive (1939)
JapanChinaChangshaMilitaryOffensiveAsiaWorld War IISino-Japanese War

🇯🇵 Japanese Army Crosses Dongting Lake

The Japanese army successfully crosses the Dongting Lake, thus cutting by more than half the distance from the army's target, the Chinese city of Changsha.⟶
Japanese Army Crosses Dongting Lake (1939)
JapanChinaDongting LakeChangshaMilitary CampaignAsiaSino-Japanese WarWorld War IIMilitary StrategyInvasion

⚔️ Chinese Counteroffensive at Changsha Begins

The Chinese National Revolutionary Army at Changsha begins a counteroffensive that targets the Japanese army's overextended lines of communication.⟶
Chinese Counteroffensive at Changsha Begins (1939)
ChinaJapanChangshaMilitaryCounteroffensiveChinese National Revolutionary ArmySecond Sino-Japanese WarAsiaEastern Front

🇨🇳 Chinese Victory at Changsha

in a major victory the Chinese army inflicts heavy losses to the Japanese at Changsha forcing them to retreat to Yueyang.⟶
Chinese Victory at Changsha (1939)
ChinaJapanChangshaChinese ArmySecond Sino-Japanese WarMilitary VictoryAsia

⚔️ Chinese Communists Launch Hundred Regiments Offensive

Chinese Communists launch the Hundred Regiments Offensive against the Japanese in North China.⟶
Chinese Communists Launch Hundred Regiments Offensive (1940)
ChinaJapanOffensiveCommunistsMilitaryNorth ChinaGuerrilla Warfare