Second Sino-Japanese War and major campaigns in China (1937-1945)

1. Marco Polo Bridge Incident sparks full-scale war

   Jul 7, 1937Labels: Marco Polo, Beiping Beijing

   • Britannica
   • Britannica War

2. Battle of Shanghai becomes a major urban showdown

   Aug 13, 1937Labels: Battle of, Shanghai

   • Battle Shanghai
   • Britannica War

3. Nanjing Massacre follows the city’s fall

   Dec 1, 1937Labels: Nanjing Massacre, Nanjing

   • Britannica Nanjing
   • Britannica War

4. Japanese forces capture Nanjing

   Dec 13, 1937Labels: Capture of, Nanjing

   • Britannica War
   • Britannica Nanjing

5. Battle of Taierzhuang gives China a major victory

   Mar 22, 1938Labels: Battle of, Xuzhou Campaign

   • Taierzhuang

6. Battle of Wuhan ends with Japanese capture

   Jun 11, 1938Labels: Battle of, Wuhan

   • Battle Wuhan
   • Britannica War

7. Japan seizes Guangzhou in its 1938 offensives

   Oct 1, 1938Labels: Capture of, Guangzhou

   • Britannica War

8. Wang Jingwei collaborationist government formed in Nanjing

   Mar 30, 1940Labels: Wang Jingwei, Nanjing Puppet

   • Wang Regime
   • Britannica Nanjing

9. Hundred Regiments Offensive targets railways and strongpoints

   Aug 20, 1940Labels: Hundred Regiments, Chinese Communist

   • 100 Regiments

10. Japan attacks Changsha during wider 1941–1942 fighting

    Dec 24, 1941Labels: Battle of, Changsha

    • Changsha 1941 42

11. Zhejiang–Jiangxi Campaign follows the Doolittle Raid

    May 1, 1942Labels: Zhejiang Jiangxi, Doolittle Raid

    • Britannica Doolittle
    • Zhejiang Jiangxi

12. Battle of Changde strains Japanese offensive capacity

    Nov 2, 1943Labels: Battle of, Changde

    • Changde

13. Operation Ichi-Go seeks rail links and airbase suppression

    Apr 1, 1944Labels: Operation Ichi-Go, Ichi-Go Offensive

    • Ichi Go

14. Japan’s surrender in China is accepted at Nanjing ceremony

    Sep 9, 1945Labels: Surrender Ceremony, Japan surrender

    • Surrender China
    • PeopleChina