Battle of Wuhan
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The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Wuhan canonical | 21 |
| Battle of Wuhan (1938) | 1 |
| Wuhan Operation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Wuhan Context triple: [Wuhan campaign, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Wuhan]
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A.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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B.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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D.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Wuhan Target entity description: The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
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A.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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B.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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D.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wuhan campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Wuhan Campaign
Battle of Wuhan ⓘ
surface form:
Wuhan Operation
|
| belligerent |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| campaign |
Central China Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Central China campaign
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
1938 in China
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Battles involving Japan ⓘ Battles involving the Republic of China ⓘ |
| cityInvolved |
Wuhan
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surface form:
Hankou
Hanyang ⓘ Wuhan ⓘ
surface form:
Wuchang
|
| combatant |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer |
Chiang Kai-shek
ⓘ
He Yingqin ⓘ Shunroku Hata ⓘ Okamura Yasuji ⓘ
surface form:
Yasuji Okamura
|
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1938-10-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Nanchang ⓘ |
| front | Chinese front in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War era
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
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| location |
China
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Hubei Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Wuhan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties
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large scale of forces involved ⓘ prolonged urban and surrounding-area fighting ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| precededBy | Battle of Xuzhou ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| river | Yangtze River ⓘ |
| significance |
major attempt by Japan to destroy Chinese main forces
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one of the largest battles in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1938-06-11 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Wuhan by Japanese forces
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defense of Wuhan by Chinese forces ⓘ |
| theater |
Central China Area Army
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surface form:
Central China Theater
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| typeOfWarfare |
air warfare
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land warfare ⓘ naval support operations ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Wuhan Description of subject: The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
Referenced by (23)
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