1937-09-25

Battle of Pingxingguan

Pingxingguan, ShanxiShanxi · The Eighth Route Army attacked Japanese supply forces, raising the CCP’s military profile in the resistance war.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Battle of Shanghai
  2. Mongolian Great Purge
  3. Second United Front recognized
  4. Battle of PingxingguanCurrent record
  5. Defense of Sihang Warehouse
  6. Fall of Nanjing and massacre
  7. Battle of Taierzhuang
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Context

Pingxingguan gave the Eighth Route Army a symbolic military presence against Japan in North China.

Sources and media

Second Sino-Japanese War overviews and CCP resistance-war source lanes are linked.

Media

Battle of Pingxingguan photographVisual recordBattle of Pingxingguan photographA photograph associated with the Eighth Route Army victory at Pingxingguan.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Battle of Pingxingguan 1937.jpgOpen source