World War II in China
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
World War II in China lasted from 1937 to 1945 as the Japanese Empire attempted to conquer China. It is also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War; Japan won the first one in 1895.
As Japan attacked the United States and the British Empire in December 1941, the war became a front of World War II, and a part of the larger Pacific theatre.
With well over 10 million deaths, the Chinese front was one of the most destructive of World War II.
Understand最後關頭一到，我們只有犧牲到底，抗戰到底，祗有“犧牲到底”的決心，才能博得最後的勝利。若是彷徨不定，妄自苟安，便會陷民族於萬劫不復之地。In the last juncture, we can only sacrifice everything and resist to the end.
DestinationsThe "temporary capital" of China during World War II, after Nanjing had fallen to the Japanese.
Respecte. veterans, perhaps also war crime survivors), which include any deviation from the official historiography. For war memorials, acts considered to be disrespectful can be prosecuted.
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- Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons