1937-10-13

Xinkou campaign

mainland ChinaXinkou 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. Shanxi anti-Japanese base areas form
  2. Dezhou falls
  3. Battle of Niangziguan
  4. Xinkou campaignCurrent record
  5. Dachang falls near Shanghai
  6. Defense of Sihang Warehouse
  7. Hangzhou Bay landing
See all 118

Wartime Position

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

Xinkou 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.

Chinese troops marching in Xinkou and Wikimedia Commons · Chinese troops marching in Xinkou provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Chinese troops marching in XinkouVisual recordChinese troops marching in XinkouA 1937 photograph of Chinese troops marching to defend the Xinkou mountain passes, anchoring the Shanxi defensive line after Datong fell. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Xinkou campaign.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Chinese troops marching in XinkouOpen source