29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army

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The 29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army was a Chinese military formation best known for its frontline role resisting Japanese forces at the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military unit
allegiance Kuomintang
associatedWith Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs
conflict Defense of the Great Wall
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Second Sino-Japanese War
country Republic of China
engagedIn resistance against Imperial Japanese Army
foughtFor Chinese national defense against Japanese aggression
garrison Beijing
Hebei
Tianjin
historicalEra Republic of China (1912–1949)
militaryBranch ground forces
notableEngagement Battle of Lugou Bridge
notableEvent first major Chinese armed resistance to full-scale Japanese invasion in 1937
notableFor frontline resistance against Japanese forces at the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War
operationalArea North China
opponent Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
partOf National Revolutionary Army
role frontline defense force in North China
theater North China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
type infantry-dominated formation

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
combatant
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ("29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army")
involvedUnit

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