1938-10-21

Fall of Canton

Canton / GuangzhouCanton · Japanese forces seized Guangzhou, pressuring South China’s external supply routes.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Battle of Taierzhuang
  2. Yellow River flood of 1938
  3. Battle of Wuhan
  4. Fall of CantonCurrent record
  5. Japanese occupation of Hainan
  6. Nanchang campaign
  7. Battles of Khalkhin Gol
See all 81

Context

The fall of Canton shows the war expanding from the lower Yangtze to South China’s coast and supply routes.

Sources and media

Second Sino-Japanese War overviews and JACAR military records are linked.

Media

Japanese troops at Lo Wu Bridge after the Canton operationVisual recordJapanese troops at Lo Wu Bridge after the Canton operationJapanese troops at the Guangdong-Hong Kong border after the Canton operation.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · 1938_Japanese_at_Lo_Wu_Bridge,_Guangdong-Hong_Kong_border.jpgOpen source