1937-11-08

Fall of Taiyuan

Taiyuan fallFall of Taiyuan is a city fall record around Taiyuan fall, 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. Dachang falls near Shanghai
  2. Defense of Sihang Warehouse
  3. Hangzhou Bay landing
  4. Fall of TaiyuanCurrent record
  5. Shanghai refugee safety zone organized
  6. Nanjing defense command organized
  7. Nanjing defense and government relocation
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Wartime Position

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

Fall of Taiyuan is a city fall record around Taiyuan fall, 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 Taiyuan fall clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Captured train cheering and Wikimedia Commons · Captured train cheering provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Captured train cheeringVisual recordCaptured train cheeringA 1937 photograph anchoring railway control after the fall of Taiyuan. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Fall of Taiyuan.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Captured train cheeringOpen source