1939-03-17 - 1939-05-09

Nanchang campaign

NanchangNanchang · Japanese forces pushed into Jiangxi to pressure rail and river communications around Nanchang.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Battle of Wuhan
  2. Fall of Canton
  3. Japanese occupation of Hainan
  4. Nanchang campaignCurrent record
  5. Battles of Khalkhin Gol
  6. Bain Tsagan fighting at Khalkhin Gol
  7. Soviet-Mongolian offensive at Khalkhin Gol
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Context

The Nanchang campaign shows the war continuing along inland communication axes after Wuhan.

Sources and media

Second Sino-Japanese War overviews and Chinese/Japanese military 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 sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen source