Battle of Pingxingguan
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The Battle of Pingxingguan was a 1937 engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Chinese Communist forces ambushed and inflicted significant losses on Japanese troops, boosting Chinese morale early in the conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pingxingguan canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pingxing Pass battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Communist forces
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army ⓘ
surface form:
Eighth Route Army
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| captured |
Japanese supplies
ⓘ
Japanese weapons ⓘ |
| casualtiesInflicted | significant Japanese losses ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chinese Communist Party forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| commander |
Itagaki Seishiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lin Biao ⓘ Nie Rongzhen ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1937-09-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1937-09-25 ⓘ |
| forceInvolved | 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army ⓘ |
| front |
North China
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern China
|
| historicalPeriod |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War in Asia
|
| involved | Chinese peasants as porters and guides ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
Pingxingguan Pass
ⓘ
Shanxi Province ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
close-range ambush of marching column
ⓘ
use of terrain for concealment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambush of Japanese supply convoy in mountain pass
ⓘ
first major victory claimed by Chinese Communist forces in Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ use of guerrilla tactics ⓘ |
| opponentUnit |
Japanese 5th Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese 5th Division elements
Japanese supply column ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| partOfCampaign | Battle of Taiyuan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Taiyuan
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Taiyuan (early phase)
Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ |
| region | North China ⓘ |
| result | Chinese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early morale boost for Chinese resistance
ⓘ
symbolic demonstration of Communist resistance to Japan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1937-09-25 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted Chinese morale
ⓘ
propaganda victory for Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | successful Chinese ambush ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | ambush ⓘ |
| year | 1937 ⓘ |
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