1937-07-08

Wanping shelling

mainland ChinaWanping shelling 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. Marco Polo Bridge night clash
  2. Wanping shellingCurrent record
  3. Marco Polo Bridge ceasefire breaks down
  4. Langfang clash
  5. Beiping-Tianjin railway links cut
  6. Beiping-Tianjin operation
  7. Yongding River defense collapses
See all 118

Wartime Position

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

Wanping shelling 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.

Marco Polo Bridge Incident army positions and Wikimedia Commons · Marco Polo Bridge Incident army positions provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Marco Polo Bridge Incident army positionsVisual recordMarco Polo Bridge Incident army positionsAn army-position map for the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, anchoring the Wanping shelling and its expansion toward Beiping and Tianjin. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Wanping shelling.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Marco Polo Bridge Incident army positionsOpen source