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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of South Guangxi canonical 2
Battle of Nanning 1
Defense of Guilin–Liuzhou 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

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Operation Go notableBattle Battle of South Guangxi
this entity surface form: Defense of Guilin–Liuzhou
Battle of South Guangxi alsoKnownAs Battle of South Guangxi
this entity surface form: South Guangxi campaign
Battle of South Guangxi includedEngagement Battle of South Guangxi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Nanning