1940-08-20 - 1941-01-24

Hundred Regiments Offensive

North China railway networkNorth China · The Eighth Route Army attacked Japanese transport lines and strongpoints, raising the profile of Communist resistance.

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Context

The Hundred Regiments Offensive was a large Communist attack on Japanese railways and strongpoints in North China. It connects scattered Communist bases with sabotage against occupation logistics.

Sources

Chinese military-history reference pages are linked first. Detailed battle locations and photographs will be expanded through Eighth Route Army and Japanese operational records.

Media

Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Visual recordHundred Regiments Offensive, 1940A visual record associated with the Eighth Route Army’s Hundred Regiments Offensive.

Source Trail

ReferenceChina Military · What is the Hundred-Regiment Campaign?Open sourceReferenceChina.org.cn · The Hundred-Regiment CampaignOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Hundred_Regiments_Offensive_1940.jpgOpen source