1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive)
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The 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major Chinese Communist military campaign against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its large scale and coordination across multiple guerrilla units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive) Context triple: [National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army, dateOfEngagement, 1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive)]
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Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
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Encirclement campaigns against Jiangxi Soviet
The Encirclement Campaigns against the Jiangxi Soviet were a series of large-scale military offensives launched by Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government in the early 1930s to destroy the Chinese Communist Party’s main rural base area in Jiangxi, ultimately forcing the Red Army’s retreat and setting the stage for the Long March.
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Chinese Second Phase Offensive
The Chinese Second Phase Offensive was a major Chinese People's Volunteer Army campaign during the Korean War that pushed United Nations forces southward in late 1950, including the fighting at the Chosin Reservoir.
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D.
Huaihai Campaign
The Huaihai Campaign was a decisive large-scale military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in 1948–1949 that led to a major Communist victory over Nationalist forces and significantly shifted the balance of power in China.
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E.
Liaoshen Campaign
The Liaoshen Campaign was a major 1948 military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in which Communist forces decisively defeated Nationalist troops in Northeast China, shifting the overall balance of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive) Target entity description: The 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major Chinese Communist military campaign against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its large scale and coordination across multiple guerrilla units.
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A.
Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
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B.
Encirclement campaigns against Jiangxi Soviet
The Encirclement Campaigns against the Jiangxi Soviet were a series of large-scale military offensives launched by Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government in the early 1930s to destroy the Chinese Communist Party’s main rural base area in Jiangxi, ultimately forcing the Red Army’s retreat and setting the stage for the Long March.
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C.
Chinese Second Phase Offensive
The Chinese Second Phase Offensive was a major Chinese People's Volunteer Army campaign during the Korean War that pushed United Nations forces southward in late 1950, including the fighting at the Chosin Reservoir.
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D.
Huaihai Campaign
The Huaihai Campaign was a decisive large-scale military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in 1948–1949 that led to a major Communist victory over Nationalist forces and significantly shifted the balance of power in China.
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E.
Liaoshen Campaign
The Liaoshen Campaign was a major 1948 military offensive during the Chinese Civil War in which Communist forces decisively defeated Nationalist troops in Northeast China, shifting the overall balance of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hundred Regiments Offensive
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surface form:
Hundred Regiments Campaign
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| associatedWith |
Chinese Communist Party
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Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese Communist forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ collaborationist Chinese forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Liu Bocheng
ⓘ
Nie Rongzhen ⓘ Peng Dehuai ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| consequence |
Japanese Three Alls Policy campaigns in North China
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increased Japanese pacification operations ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Republic of China ⓘ |
| damageInflicted |
demolition of blockhouses
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demolition of tunnels ⓘ destruction of railway tracks and bridges ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940-12 ⓘ |
| estimatedTroopStrength | over 400000 Chinese Communist troops ⓘ |
| followedBy | intensified Japanese counterinsurgency operations in 1941 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Hundred Regiments Offensive
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surface form:
Chinese: 百团大战
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| historicalDebate | later controversy within CCP over responsibility and impact ⓘ |
| location |
Hebei
ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Henan
North China ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi
Tianjin–Pukou Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Zhengtai Railway region
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| notableFor |
extensive railway sabotage
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high level of coordination among guerrilla units ⓘ one of the largest Communist-led operations of the war ⓘ |
| objective |
to destroy Japanese blockhouses and strongpoints
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to disrupt Japanese rail and road communications ⓘ to relieve Japanese pressure on Communist base areas ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Okamura Yasuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
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surface form:
Eighth Route Army
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| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| precededBy | earlier localized Communist guerrilla actions in North China ⓘ |
| railwayTargeted |
Beijing–Hankou Railway
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surface form:
Jinghan Railway
Zhengtai Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Tongpu Railway
Zhengtai Railway ⓘ |
| result |
strategic Japanese countermeasures
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tactical Chinese Communist success ⓘ |
| scale | involved more than 100 regiments ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940-08 ⓘ |
| strategy |
large-scale coordinated guerrilla attacks
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sabotage of railways and bridges ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
North China
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surface form:
North China theater
|
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1940 (Hundred Regiments Offensive) Description of subject: The 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major Chinese Communist military campaign against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its large scale and coordination across multiple guerrilla units.
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