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Battle of Xinkou 1937

Battle of Xinkou: Chinese troops marching in Xinkou
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date13 September 1937 – 11 November 1937Wikidata
Year1937Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)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 Xinkou (simplified Chinese: 忻口会战; traditional Chinese: 忻口會戰; pinyin: Xīnkǒu Huìzhàn) was a decisive engagement of the Taiyuan Campaign, the second of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Location

38.0000, 112.0000 · China

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