1937-09-13

Fall of Datong

mainland ChinaFall of Datong is a city fall 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. Shanghai North Station fighting
  2. Baoshan defense in Shanghai campaign
  3. Luodian fighting
  4. Fall of DatongCurrent record
  5. Taiyuan campaign
  6. Baoding falls
  7. Battle of Pingxingguan
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Wartime Position

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

Fall of Datong is a city fall 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.

Japanese invasion in Datong, 1937 and Wikimedia Commons · Japanese invasion in Datong, 1937 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Japanese invasion in Datong, 1937Visual recordJapanese invasion in Datong, 1937A 13 September 1937 photograph of Japanese troops entering Datong, anchoring the northern Shanxi front as the North China offensive expanded. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Fall of Datong.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Japanese invasion in Datong, 1937Open source