Battle of Taierzhuang

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
surface form: Taierhchuang Campaign
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
casualties heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ
significant Chinese casualties ⓘ
combatType land battle ⓘ
commander Bai Chongxi ⓘ
Li Zongren ⓘ
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Republic of China ⓘ
dateEnd 1938-04-07 ⓘ
dateStart 1938-03-24 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Xuzhou ⓘ
front Chinese front of World War II ⓘ
historicalPeriod Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Second World War in Asia
impact slowed Japanese advance in Shandong region ⓘ
strengthened Chinese domestic and international confidence ⓘ
involvedUnit 5th War Zone of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
Japanese 10th Division ⓘ
Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
location Republic of China ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ
surface form: Shandong Province

Taierzhuang ⓘ
notableFor propaganda value for Chinese resistance ⓘ
street fighting in Taierzhuang town ⓘ
successful Chinese use of coordinated infantry and artillery ⓘ
objective halt Japanese advance toward Xuzhou ⓘ
opposingCommander Isogai Rensuke ⓘ
Itagaki Seishirō ⓘ
surface form: Itagaki Seishiro
outcome Chinese victory ⓘ
partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

Battle of Xuzhou ⓘ
surface form: Xuzhou Campaign
precededBy Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Shanghai
result Chinese victory ⓘ
significance boosted Chinese morale ⓘ
demonstrated effective Chinese resistance to Japanese advances ⓘ
major Chinese victory in the early phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
strategy Chinese forces exploited urban and canal terrain for defense ⓘ
Chinese forces used encirclement and ambush tactics ⓘ
terrain canal and river network ⓘ
urban area ⓘ
theater North China ⓘ
surface form: Northern China
weaponry artillery ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
year 1938 ⓘ

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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → significantEvent → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Battle of Taierzhuang → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taierhchuang Campaign
Battle of Xuzhou → precededBy → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
NRA → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Li Zongren → participatedIn → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Guomin Gemingjun → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Bai Chongxi → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Taierzhuang → knownFor → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Taierzhuang → battle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Isogai Rensuke → participatedIn → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Zongren → participantIn → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
subject surface form: Li Zongren
Zaozhuang City → hasBattleSite → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Zaozhuang City → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Taierzhuang in 1938
Taierzhuang War Memorial → commemorates → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ
Taierzhuang War Memorial → relatedEvent → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ