1940 ⟶ Japanese Counter-Attack in Shanxi Province
10,000 Japanese troops launch a counter-attack in eastern Sh...
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🏙️ January 28 Incident: Japanese Attack on Shanghai
January 28 incident: using a flare-up of anti-Japanese violence as a pretext, the Japanese attack Shanghai, China. Fighting ends on March 6, and on May 5 a ceasefire agreement is signed wherein Shanghai is made a demilitarized zone.⟶
JapanChinaShanghaiMilitaryConflictCeasefireDemilitarized ZoneAsiaWarEscalation
🇯🇵 Japanese Troops Reach the Yellow River
Japanese troops reach the Yellow River in China.⟶
JapanChinaSecond Sino-Japanese WarMilitary AdvanceWarTerritorial Expansion
🇨🇳 Battle of Taierzhuang: Chinese Victory
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Taierzhuang commences. The battle ends with Chinese victory on 7 April after intense house-to-house fighting inside the city of Taierzhuang.⟶
ChinaJapanSecond Sino-Japanese WarBattleMilitaryVictoryTaierzhuang
⚔️ Battle of Xuzhou: Japanese Victory
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Xuzhou begins, and ends in Japanese victory on May 1 as Chinese troops break out from the encircled city.⟶
JapanChinaSecond Sino-Japanese WarMilitaryBattleXuzhouVictory
🇯🇵 Japanese Army Drives Chinese Forces from Xiangjiang River Area
The 6th and 13th Divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army drive the Chinese National Revolutionary Army out of the Xiangjiang River area during the Battle of Changsha.⟶
JapanChinaBattle of ChangshaMilitaryWarXiangjiang RiverAsiaSecond Sino-Japanese War
⚔️ Japanese Counter-Attack in Shanxi Province
10,000 Japanese troops launch a counter-attack in eastern Shanxi Province in China in an attempt to relieve the nearly-surrounded Japanese 36th Division.⟶
JapanChinaMilitaryShanxiCounter-offensiveSecond Sino-Japanese War