1938-10-25

Wuhan falls

mainland ChinaWuhan falls 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. Battle of De’an
  2. Battle of Wanjialing
  3. Guangzhou falls
  4. Wuhan fallsCurrent record
  5. Changsha Fire
  6. Nanyue military conference
  7. Hubei-Henan-Anhui base areas reorganized
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Wartime Position

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

Wuhan falls 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 11th Army assault on Wuhan, 1938 and Wikimedia Commons · Japanese 11th Army assault on Wuhan, 1938 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Japanese 11th Army assault on Wuhan, 1938Visual recordJapanese 11th Army assault on Wuhan, 1938A map of the Japanese 11th Army advance toward Wuhan in 1938. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Wuhan falls.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Japanese 11th Army assault on Wuhan, 1938Open source