The Marco Polo Bridge or Lugou Bridge (simplified Chinese: 卢沟桥; traditional Chinese: 盧溝橋; pinyin: Lúgōu Qiáo) is a stone bridge located 15 km southwest...
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The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a battle during July 1937 in the district of Beijing...
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Look up Marco Polo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Marco Polo was a 13th-century Italian explorer. Marco Polo may also refer to: Marco Polo (producer)...
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Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ , Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer...
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July 1937, the Japanese conducted a practice night attack around the Marco Polo Bridge, firing blanks in the air. The Chinese, thinking an attack was underway...
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territory of China and Southeast Asia. The invasion of Manchuria, or the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7 July 1937, are sometimes cited as alternative starting...
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escalated into full-scale combat. It is known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and also the Lugou Bridge Incident. The Museum of the War of Chinese People's...
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Infantry Regiment. He experienced combat for the first time during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and subsequently served with distinction during the Second...
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Beijing) and Tianjin. It resulted in a Japanese victory. During the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 8 July 1937, the Japanese China Garrison Army attacked...
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Retrieved 2023-09-08. "Marco Polo Bridge Incident". TotallyHistory. 3 June 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2023. "Marco Polo Bridge Incident". TotallyHistory...
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