Battle of South Guangxi
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The Battle of South Guangxi was a major 1939–1940 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces invaded and temporarily occupied parts of Guangxi province to cut off Chinese access to foreign aid via the Indochina border and southern ports.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of South Guangxi canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Nanning | 1 |
| Defense of Guilin–Liuzhou | 1 |
| South Guangxi campaign | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | severing Chinese supply routes from French Indochina ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of South Guangxi
ⓘ
surface form:
South Guangxi campaign
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| category |
1939 in China
ⓘ
1940 in China ⓘ Battles involving China ⓘ Battles involving Japan ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Chinese forces on defensive
ⓘ
Japanese forces on offensive ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| countryInvolved |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kunlun Pass ⓘ |
| front |
South China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern front of Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| historicalEra |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
|
| includedEngagement |
Battle of Kunlun Pass
ⓘ
Battle of South Guangxi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nanning
|
| involvedMilitaryOperation |
Japanese invasion of South China
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Guangxi
|
| keyCity | Nanning ⓘ |
| location |
Guangxi Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi
southern China ⓘ
surface form:
South China
|
| notableFor |
Chinese counterattacks against Japanese positions
ⓘ
heavy fighting around Kunlun Pass ⓘ |
| objective |
cut Chinese access to foreign aid via Indochina border
ⓘ
cut Chinese access to foreign aid via southern ports ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese invasion of South China
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Changsha
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Changsha (1939)
|
| province |
Guangxi Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi
|
| result |
Japanese tactical victory
ⓘ
temporary Japanese occupation of parts of Guangxi ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-11 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Japanese effort to blockade China ⓘ |
| theater |
Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
surface form:
China theater of World War II
|
| timePeriod |
1939
ⓘ
1940 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Defense of Guilin–Liuzhou
this entity surface form:
South Guangxi campaign
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanning