1941-01-07 - 1941-01-13

New Fourth Army Incident

Southern AnhuiAnhui · The clash between Nationalist forces and the New Fourth Army exposed fractures inside the anti-Japanese united front.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Hundred Regiments Offensive
  2. Korean Liberation Army founded
  3. Tripartite Pact signed
  4. New Fourth Army IncidentCurrent record
  5. Battle of Hong Kong
  6. Pacific War opens
  7. Taiwanese Army volunteer system
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Context

The New Fourth Army Incident shows KMT-CCP conflict accumulating beneath the anti-Japanese war.

Sources and media

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

Media

Flag of the New Fourth ArmyVisual recordFlag of the New Fourth ArmyUnit-symbol material for understanding the New Fourth Army and the 1941 rupture inside the United Front.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Flag_of_the_new_fourth_army.svgOpen source