Battle of West Suiyuan 1940
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1940 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | China | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Second Sino-Japanese War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 40.8106, 111.6520 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of West Suiyuan (simplified Chinese: 绥西战役; traditional Chinese: 綏西戰役; pinyin: Suíxī zhànyì) was part of the
Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought from January – February 1940 during the Chinese 1939 Winter Offensive.
The Japanese fielded tanks, armoured cars, tear gas and fighter bombers while the Chinese warlord armies involved had no airforce or even equivalent armour.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of West Suiyuan (revision 1370593744), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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