1940-05-01 - 1940-06-18

Zaoyang-Yichang campaign

Zaoyang and Yichang, HubeiHubei · Japanese forces pressed communications in Hubei and the upper-middle Yangtze corridor.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. First Changsha campaign
  2. Battle of Kunlun Pass
  3. Wang Jingwei regime established
  4. Zaoyang-Yichang campaignCurrent record
  5. Hundred Regiments Offensive
  6. Korean Liberation Army founded
  7. Tripartite Pact signed
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Context

The Zaoyang-Yichang campaign records continuing pressure even when large surface changes appear limited.

Sources and media

Second Sino-Japanese War overviews and Japanese military records are linked.

Media

VideoVideo · Clip 15:20-16:50Wartime documentary: The Battle of ChinaA wartime documentary segment on front expansion and pressure on Chinese cities and rail axes.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen source