1937-08-08

Nankou campaign

mainland ChinaNankou campaign is a battle 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. Fall of Tianjin city
  2. Fall of Tianjin
  3. Xinjiang Soviet alignment intensifies
  4. Nankou campaignCurrent record
  5. Jiangyin blockade
  6. Battle of Shanghai opens
  7. Battle of Shanghai begins
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Wartime Position

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

Nankou campaign is a battle 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.

Nankou fighting in Asahigraph, 1937 and Wikimedia Commons · Asahigraph coverage of the Nankou fighting, 1937 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Nankou fighting in Asahigraph, 1937Visual recordNankou fighting in Asahigraph, 1937A 1937 press photograph for the Nankou fighting as the North China front moved into the mountain approaches. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Nankou campaign.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Asahigraph coverage of the Nankou fighting, 1937Open source