Anhui Incident

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The Anhui Incident was a 1941 clash between Chinese Nationalist forces and the Communist New Fourth Army that shattered their united front during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Label Occurrences
Anhui Incident canonical 2
Southern Anhui Incident 1
皖南事变 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military conflict
aftermath intensified mutual distrust between KMT and CCP
propaganda campaigns by both sides
alsoKnownAs New Fourth Army Incident
Wan’nan Incident
belligerent Chinese Communist forces
Central Army of the Kuomintang
surface form: Kuomintang forces

Nationalist Government of China
New Fourth Army
casualties heavy casualties for the New Fourth Army
cause Nationalist attempt to restrict Communist military expansion
tensions within the Second United Front
commander Gu Zhutong
Ku Chu-tung
Xiang Ying
Ye Ting
conflictType civil conflict within a united front
consequence collapse of the Second United Front between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
escalation of conflict between Nationalists and Communists
reorganization of the New Fourth Army under Communist command
country Republic of China
date January 1941
endDate 1941-01-13
historicalPeriod Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: World War II in China
location Anhui
surface form: Anhui Province

China
southern Anhui
participant Chinese Communist Party
Kuomintang
partOf Chinese Civil War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
relatedTo Third Chinese Civil War
surface form: Chinese Civil War (1945–1949)

Chinese Civil War (early phase)
surface form: Kuomintang–Communist cooperation and conflict

New Fourth Army
Second United Front
result decisive Nationalist victory
destruction of main force of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui
significance marked a major breakdown in KMT–CCP cooperation against Japan
shaped subsequent power balance between Nationalists and Communists in eastern China
startDate 1941-01-06

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New Fourth Army Incident alsoKnownAs Anhui Incident
New Fourth Army Incident alsoKnownAs Anhui Incident
this entity surface form: Southern Anhui Incident
新四军 notableEvent Anhui Incident
this entity surface form: 皖南事变