1933-02-21 - 1933-03-04

Jehol campaign

Jehol and ChengdeJehol · Japanese forces advanced beyond Manchukuo into Jehol, widening pressure on North China.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Mongolian uprising of 1932
  2. Yun Bong-gil action at Hongkou Park
  3. May 15 Incident
  4. Jehol campaignCurrent record
  5. Defense of the Great Wall
  6. Japan gives notice of League withdrawal
  7. Tanggu Truce
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Context

The Jehol campaign shows that the Manchukuo boundary was not a stable line but a pressure front into North China.

Sources and media

JACAR military-diplomatic records are paired with Second Sino-Japanese War overview sources.

Media

VideoVideo · Clip 08:00-09:20Wartime film: Manchuria and North China contextA U.S. wartime documentary segment introducing the China war context.

Source Trail

Primary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen source