1937-09-25

Battle of Pingxingguan

mainland ChinaBattle of Pingxingguan 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 Datong
  2. Taiyuan campaign
  3. Baoding falls
  4. Battle of PingxingguanCurrent record
  5. Shanxi anti-Japanese base areas form
  6. Dezhou falls
  7. Battle of Niangziguan
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Wartime Position

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

Battle of Pingxingguan 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.

Battle of Pingxingguan photograph and Wikimedia Commons · Battle of Pingxingguan 1937 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Battle of Pingxingguan photographVisual recordBattle of Pingxingguan photographA visual record of the Pingxingguan battle, central to CCP wartime propaganda.

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Battle of Pingxingguan 1937Open source