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Battle of South Shanxi 1941

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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date7 May 1941 – 27 May 1941Wikidata
Year1941Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraWorld War II era (1939–1945)derived from year
LocationChinaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictSecond Sino-Japanese WarWikidata P361
Coordinates38.0000, 112.0000Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of South Shanxi, also known as the Battle of Jinnan (Chinese: 晉南战役) and Zhongtiao Mountains campaign (Chinese: 中條山會戰) by the Chinese and as the Chungyuan Operation by the Japanese, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of South Shanxi (revision 1376981379), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

38.0000, 112.0000 · China

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