en List of military engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War

This is a list of military engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localised to a specific area and over a specific period. The battles listed here are ones that have corresponding Wikipedia articles. A flag icon to the left of a battle's name shows the victorious side in the engagement. The date to the right of a battle's name shows when it began, except in the case of 1942's Battle of Changsha, which began in December 1941.

Campaigns

Aerial engagements

Aerial Engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Battles with articles. Flag shows victorious side in each engagement. Date shows beginning date except for the 1942 battle of Changsha, which began in Dec. 1941.

Battles

Mukden September 1931^[1]
Invasion of Manchuria September 1931
- Jiangqiao Campaign October 1931
- Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge November 1931
- Jinzhou December 1931
- Defense of Harbin January 1932
Shanghai January 1932
Pacification of Manchukuo March 1932
Defense of the Great Wall January 1933
- Battle of Rehe February 1933
Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–1936)
- Suiyuan Campaign October 1936
Battle of Lugou Bridge July 1937
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin July 1937
Chahar August 1937
Battle of Shanghai August 1937
- Defense of Sihang Warehouse October 26, 1937
Beiping–Hankou August 1937
Tianjin–Pukou August 1937
Battle of Taiyuan September 1937
- Battle of Pingxingguan September 1937
- Battle of Xinkou September 1937
Battle of Nanking December 1937
Battle of Xuzhou December 1937
- Battle of Taierzhuang March 1938
Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 January 1938
- Battle of Lanfeng May 1938
Xiamen May 1938
Battle of Wuhan June 1938
- Battle of Wanjialing
Guangdong October 1938
Hainan Island February 1939
Battle of Nanchang March 1939
- Battle of Xiushui River March 1939
Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang May 1939
Shantou June 1939
Battle of Changsha (1939) September 1939
Battle of South Guangxi November 1939
- Battle of Kunlun Pass December 1939
1939–1940 Winter Offensive November 1939
- Battle of West Suiyuan January – February 1940
- Battle of Wuyuan March 1940
Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang May 1940
Hundred Regiments Offensive August 1940
Central Hupei November 1940
Battle of South Henan January 1941
Western Hopei March 1941
Battle of Shanggao March 1941
Battle of South Shanxi May 1941
Battle of Changsha (1941) September 1941
Battle of Changsha (1942) January 1942
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road March 1942
- Battle of Toungoo
- Battle of Yenangyaung
Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi April 1942
Battle of West Hubei May 1943
Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan October 1943
Battle of Changde November 1943
Operation Ichi-Go
- Operation Kogo Battle of Central Henan April 1944
- Operation Togo 1 Battle of Changsha (1944)
- Operation Togo 2 and Operation Togo 3 Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou August 1944
Battle of West Henan–North Hubei March — May 1945
Battle of West Hunan April – June 1945
Second Guangxi Campaign April — July 1945

1931

Mukden September 1931
Invasion of Manchuria September 1931
- Jiangqiao Campaign October 1931
  - Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge November 1931
- Jinzhou Operation December 1931

1932

- Defense of Harbin January 1932
Shanghai (1932) January 1932
Pacification of Manchukuo March 1932 - 1941
- Manchukuoan Anti Bandit Operations March 1932 - 1934
- Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Resistance 1934 - 1941

1933-1936

Operation Nekka January 1933
- Great Wall January 1933
- Battle of Rehe February 1933
Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933-36)
- Campaign of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army May - October 1933
- Establishment of Mengjiang December 1935 - May 1936
- Suiyuan Campaign October 1936

1937

Marco Polo Bridge Incident July 1937
Beiping-Tianjin July 1937
Chahar August 1937
Battle of Shanghai August 1937
Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation August 1937
Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation August 1937
Taiyuan September 1937
- Battle of Pingxingguan September 1937
- Battle of Xinkou September 1937
Battle of Nanjing December 1937

1938

Battle of Xuzhou March 24 - May 1, 1938
- Battle of Taierzhuang 4 March – 7 April 1938
Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 January 1938
- Battle of Lanfeng May 1938
Amoy Operation May 1938
Battle of Wuhan 11 June – 27 October 1938
Canton Operation October 1938

1939

Hainan Island Operation February 1939
Battle of Nanchang March 1939
- Battle of Xiushui River March 1939
Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang May 1939
Swatow Operation June 1939
Battle of Changsha (1939) September 1939
Battle of South Guangxi November 1939
- Battle of Kunlun Pass December 1939
1939-40 Winter Offensive November 1939 - March 1940
- Battle of Wuyuan March 1940

1940

1941

Battle of South Henan January 1941
Western Hopei Operation March 1941
Battle of Shanggao March 1941
Battle of South Shanxi May 1941
Battle of Changsha (1941) September 1941

1942

Battle of Changsha (1942) January 1942
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road March – June 1942
- Battle of Toungoo March 19-March 29, 1942
- Battle of Yenangyaung April 11–19, 1942
Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi April 1942

1943

Battle of West Hubei 12 May - 3 June 1943
Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan October 1943 – March 1945
Battle of Changde 2 November – 20 December 1943

1944

Operation Ichi-Go.19 April – 31 December 1944
- Battle of Changsha (1944) May 1944 - August 1944
- Defense of Hengyang 22 June – 8 August 1944 (Japan Pyrrhic victory. Tojo cabinet collapsed.)
- Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 16 August - 24 November 1944
Battle of Mount Song June 4, 1944 – September 7, 1944

1945

Battle of West Henan-North Hubei 21 March – 11 May 1945 (Tactical stalemate, Japanese operational victory)
Battle of West Hunan April - June, 1945
Second Guangxi Campaign April - August 1945
Soviet invasion of Manchuria August – September, 1945

Japanese invasions and operations

Battles in Burma Campaign

Battle of Oktwin Mar. 20 - 23, 1942
Battle of Toungoo Mar. 24–28, 1942
Battle of Yedahe Apr. 5–8, 1942
Battle of Szuwa River Apr. 10–16, 1942
Battle of Pyinmana April 17–20, 1942
Battle of Yenangyaung Apr. 17-19 1942
Battle of Mawache and Yato Early April 1942
Battle of Bawlake April 17, 1942
Battle of Hopong - Taunggyi April 20–24, 1942
Battle of Loliem April 25, 1942
Battle of Lashio (1942) April 29, 1942
Battle of Hsenwe May 1, 1942
Battle of Salween River May 6–31, 1942
Battle of Hsipaw-Mogok Highway May 23, 1942
Battle of Yupang Oct. - Dec. 1943
Battle of Lashio Jan 1944
Battle of Maingkwan Feb.- 5 Mar. 1944
Battle of Mogaung Mar. 1944^[2]
Battle of Myitkyina Apr. - Aug. 1944
Battle of Mongyu Dec.1944 - Jan. 1945
Battle of Lashio (1945) Mar. 1945
Battle of Hsipaw Mar.1945

References

^ The Cambridge History of Japan: The Twentieth Century, p. 294, Peter Duus, John Whitney Hall, Cambridge University Press: 1989 ISBN 978-0-521-22357-7
^ Gibbs, Herbert Ronald K; Ryan, D.G.J (1955). Historical Record of the 6th Gurkha Rifles, Volume 2. Gale & Polden. p. 141.

[1] The Cambridge History of Japan: The Twentieth Century, p. 294, Peter Duus, John Whitney Hall, Cambridge University Press: 1989 ISBN 978-0-521-22357-7

[GibbsRyan141-2] Gibbs, Herbert Ronald K; Ryan, D.G.J (1955). Historical Record of the 6th Gurkha Rifles, Volume 2. Gale & Polden. p. 141.

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