Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation
Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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Empire of Japan, North China Area Army, 1st Army, 2nd Army | China, National Revolutionary Army | ||||||
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Hisaichi Terauchi, Kiyoshi Katsuki, Toshizō Nishio |
Chang Kai-shek, Liu Chih, Shang Zhen, Tang Enbo | ||||||
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The Japanese 京漢線作戦 or Peiking–Hankou Railway Operation (Mid August – Dec. 1937) was a follow up operation to the Peiking Tientsin Operation of the Japanese army in North China at the beginning of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese advanced to the south along the Beiping–Hankou Railway toward the Yellow River.
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