Central China Front

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The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army formation
military formation
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

Wuhan campaign
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
engagedIn large-scale offensive operations
occupation duties
historicalEra Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War period

Pacific War
surface form: World War II in Asia
locationOfOperations Anhui
Hubei Province
surface form: Hubei

Hunan Province
surface form: Hunan

Jiangxi Province
surface form: Jiangxi

Wuhan
militaryBranch Army
notableOperation Wuhan campaign
opponent National Revolutionary Army
Republic of China
partOf Imperial Japanese Army
region Central China
China
role conducting operations in central China
strategicObjective securing Japanese control over central China
theater Central China
typeOfCommand front-level command

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Wuhan campaign front Central China Front
Battle of Wuhan campaign Central China Front
this entity surface form: Japanese Central China campaign
Dabie Mountains Campaign theaterOfWar Central China Front
this entity surface form: Central China theater