Canton Operation

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Japanese military operation World War II military operation in Asia military campaign

Canton Operation is the Japanese military campaign during the Second Sino-Japanese War that resulted in the capture of Guangzhou (Canton) in 1938.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese military operation →
World War II military operation in Asia →
military campaign →
alsoKnownAs Battle of Canton (1938) →
Capture of Canton →
belligerent Empire of Japan →
Republic of China →
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War →
conflictType amphibious and land offensive →
country Empire of Japan →
endDate 1938 →
followedBy Japanese occupation of Guangzhou →
location Guangdong Province →
Guangzhou →
Pearl River Delta →
objective capture of Guangzhou →
cutting Nationalist China’s access to the sea via Guangzhou →
opponent National Revolutionary Army →
participant Chinese Nationalist forces →
Imperial Japanese Army →
Imperial Japanese Navy →
partOf Second Sino-Japanese War →
precededBy earlier Japanese advances in South China in 1938 →
result Japanese victory →
capture of Guangzhou by Japanese forces →
startDate 1938 →
strategicConsequence disruption of Chinese maritime supply routes →
extension of Japanese control along China’s southern coast →
theater Chinese theater of World War II →
year 1938 →
Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Guangzhou →
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