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China in World War II
a Quote from Chiang Kai Shek -When the KMT exists, the nation exists, I shall exist; When the KMT vanishes, the nation vanishes, I shall vanish too.
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| Invasion by Japan of China, Korea, Burma. |
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| Kwantung Army. |
China endured a long bloody number of years in the World War II, yet now may not be remembered. The book "Forgotten Ally" China's World War II, 1937-1945."by Rana Mitter. delineates the forgotten ally. China endured Japanese invasion prior to the rest of the worlds involvement ( 1937).
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| Invasion into China. |
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| Chnese forces |
There were Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, and Wang Jingwei. Chiang operated with 4,000,000 troops. It endured the Japanese invasion and lost 14,000,000 men during World War 2. If it had given up, Japan's strength fighting USA and Soviet Union would have been greater.
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- Chiang Kai Shek operated with 4,0000,000 troops
- China lost 14,000, 000 people
- 1,200,000 Japanese soldiers were stationed in China.
TIMELINE
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| Marco Polo Bridge. |
- Sept, 18, 1931 Japan occupies Manchuria. In the Manchurian incident Japan blew up a railroad, which led to the creation of Manchukuo.
- 1934 - Japan creates puppet Provinces of Manchuko and Jehol Province in China.
- 1937 - Chiang Kai-Shek - led the Nationalists,
- 7 July Japanese Troops cross the Marco Polo Bridge and invade China.
- July 1937 - Japan lands in Shanghai, but fails to link up until late 1938
- Oct., 1938 Japan seizes Canton and major Chinese Ports in order to stop aid to Nationalist forces in Shanghai. Note the German M35 used by the NRA soldiers Chinese machine gun nest
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| Chinese machine gun nest. |
- 1941 China position precarious- their foreign military aid dried up due to war in Europe.
- 1942 US Congress approved $500 million loan to China.
- American Volunteer Group w:Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group w:Flying Tigers
- April,1944, the ‘Ichi-Go’ (meaning 1st -5th) offensive -Japanese invade the airfields of Kiangsi and Kwangsi
- 1945 Chinese forces repel 2 Japanese offensives
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| Soviet-Chinese bomber. |
- 6 Aug, 1945 - first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
- 9 Aug, 1945, Stalin declared war on Japan- Soviet forces overran Japanese army in Manchuria.
- Formosa, French Indochina surrendered to Chiang Kai Shek
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| Flying Tigers video |
DIVISIONS
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| Blood Chit for American Flying Tigers if need aid. |
- 1st Group, (bombers), Tupolev, North American B-25 Mitchell,
- 2nd Group, (bombers), Tupolev, Northrop, 8 Avro 627 China built scout-bombers
- 30th Squadron: 20 Fiat BR.3
- 6th Group, (light bombers/scout-bombers), 21 Douglas O-2MC
- 7th Group, (light bombers/scout-bombers), 42 O2U
- 8th Group, (bombers), 2 Northrop Alpha 4 ( scout-bombers), 30 Ilyushin, Liberator, B-25, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- 10th Squadron: 10 Savoia-Marchetti S.72, 6 Caproni Ca.111
- 19th Squadron: 6 Heinkel He 111, 6 Tupolev TB-3
- 30th Squadron: 6 Martin B-10
- 12th Group, (bombers)
- 10th Squadron, (bombers), 4 Vultee A-19
- 3rd Group, (fighters) Fiat CR.30, 9 Avro, 36 Gloster Gladiator
- 8th Squadron (fighters), 9 Fiat CR.32
- 17th Squadron (fighters), 11 Boeing Type 281 (P-26 Peashooter)
- 28th Squadron (fighters), Gloster Gladiator Mk-1
- 29th Squadron (fighters), Gloster Gladiator Mk-1
- 32nd Squadron (fighters), Gloster Gladiator Mk-1
- 4th Group, (fighters) Curtiss (Hawk III), Polikarpov
- 22nd Squadron (fighters): 9 Curtiss 68C Hawk III (F11C-3)
- 5th Group, (fighters), Polikarpov,
- 17th Squadron (fighters), 12 Dewoitine D.510
- 28th Squadron (fighters), 49 Curtiss
- 9th Group, (fighters) 120 Curtiss 68C Hawk IIi, Shrike
- 6th Squadron A-12 Shrike
- 27th Squadron A-12 Shrike
- 11th Group, (fighters), P-40N
- Russian Volunteer Group, (pursuit), Polikarpov
- Russian Volunteer Group, (bombers), Ilyushin DB-3, Polikarpov R-5 Scout-bombers
- American Volunteer Group 'Flying Tigers', (fighters), P-40B, P-40E, Composite Group
- 12th Squadron (Reconnaissance)
- 13th Squadron (bombers & transports): 3 Savoia, 1 Spartan (lost on Dec 12, 1937).
- 14th International Volunteer Squadron (bombers): 20+ V
- 15th Squadron (dive bombers): 10 Henschel Hs 123
- 18th Squadron (Scout-bombers): Caproni Ca.101, Douglas O-2MC; stationed at Guangdong, fighters with Curtiss Hawk 75M.
- 27th Squadron (light bombers): 9 Bellanca 28-90B
- 29th Squadron (fighters):
- 32nd Squadron (fighters): Nakajima Type 91 fighter
- 34th Squadron (fighters, bombers): 14
- 41st French Volunteer Squadron (fighters): 6 Dewoitine D.510
- 20 Focke-Wulf Fw 44 of various units
- 30+ de Havilland Gipsy Moth, 13 seaplane, Chinese navy. ( lost by end of 1937).
- Central Aviation School (trainers): 16 Armstrong Whitworth, as fighters.
SOURCES:
- Wikipedia - Chinese Nationalist Air Force
- History.co.uk - China History
- CNN.com
- PSMAG.com
- Wikipedia - Xue Yue
- Explore Chinese History
- One of the Allies
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