1937-07-26

Beiping-Tianjin railway links cut

mainland ChinaBeiping-Tianjin railway links cut is a campaign record, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Total War and Rear Areas118
  1. Wanping shelling
  2. Marco Polo Bridge ceasefire breaks down
  3. Langfang clash
  4. Beiping-Tianjin railway links cutCurrent record
  5. Beiping-Tianjin operation
  6. Yongding River defense collapses
  7. Fall of Beiping
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Wartime Position

the full-war expansion from Marco Polo Bridge through Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan

Beiping-Tianjin railway links cut is a campaign record, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Library of Congress China wartime collections helps cross-check the event’s timing and actors.

Source Trail

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