1939-12-18 - 1940-01-11

Battle of Kunlun Pass

Kunlun Pass, GuangxiGuangxi · Nationalist forces counterattacked at Kunlun Pass to cut Japanese communications toward Nanning.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Bain Tsagan fighting at Khalkhin Gol
  2. Soviet-Mongolian offensive at Khalkhin Gol
  3. First Changsha campaign
  4. Battle of Kunlun PassCurrent record
  5. Wang Jingwei regime established
  6. Zaoyang-Yichang campaign
  7. Hundred Regiments Offensive
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Context

Kunlun Pass links Guangxi communications to the southern-war strategy.

Sources and media

Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese campaign source lanes are linked.

Media

VideoVideo · Clip 15:20-16:50Wartime documentary: The Battle of ChinaA wartime documentary segment on front expansion and pressure on Chinese cities and rail axes.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen source