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

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Aerial engagements

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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

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1931

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1932

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1933-1936

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1937

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1938

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1939

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1940

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1941

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1942

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1943

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1944

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1945

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Japanese invasions and operations

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Battles in Burma Campaign

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References

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