Battle of Taierzhuang

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battle military conflict

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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Surface form	Occurrences
Taierhchuang Campaign	1

Statements (50)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Taierzhuang → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taierhchuang Campaign

Taierzhuang → battle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Taierzhuang → knownFor → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Bai Chongxi → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Guomin Gemingjun → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

NRA → notableBattle → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army

Isogai Rensuke → participatedIn → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Li Zongren → participatedIn → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Battle of Xuzhou → precededBy → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → significantEvent → Battle of Taierzhuang ⓘ