1938 ⟶ Japanese Troops Reach the Yellow River
Japanese troops reach the Yellow River in China.
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🇯🇵 Japanese Troops Reach the Yellow River
Japanese troops reach the Yellow River in China.⟶
JapanChinaSecond Sino-Japanese WarMilitary AdvanceWarTerritorial Expansion
⚔️ 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
⚔️ Second Sino-Japanese War Enters Third Year
The Republic of China and the Empire of Japan are involved in the early stages of the third year of armed conflict between them during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The war is in what will be known as the "Second Period", which begins after the fall of Wuhan in October 1938 and ends in December 1941 with Pearl Harbor. This conflict will eventually be swept up into World War II when Japan joins the Axis and China joins the Allies.⟶
ChinaJapanSecond Sino-Japanese Warmilitary conflictAsiawarconflictregional warpre-WWII
🇯🇵 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
