Battle of Pingxingguan

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The Battle of Pingxingguan was a 1937 engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Chinese Communist forces ambushed and inflicted significant losses on Japanese troops, boosting Chinese morale early in the conflict.

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Battle of Pingxingguan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Pingxing Pass battle
belligerent Chinese Communist forces
linked to: Chinese Red Army

Eighth Route Army
Imperial Japanese Army
captured Japanese supplies
Japanese weapons
casualtiesInflicted significant Japanese losses
combatant Chinese Communist Party forces
Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
commander Itagaki Seishiro NERFINISHED
Lin Biao
Nie Rongzhen
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War
country China
date 1937-09-25
endDate 1937-09-25
forceInvolved 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army
front Northern China
linked to: North China
historicalPeriod Second World War in Asia
linked to: Pacific War
involved Chinese peasants as porters and guides
languageOfName Chinese
location Pingxingguan Pass
Shanxi Province
militaryTactic close-range ambush of marching column
use of terrain for concealment
notableFor ambush of Japanese supply convoy in mountain pass
first major victory claimed by Chinese Communist forces in Second Sino-Japanese War
use of guerrilla tactics
opponentUnit Japanese 5th Division elements
Japanese supply column
partOf Second Sino-Japanese War
partOfCampaign Battle of Taiyuan
precededBy Battle of Taiyuan (early phase)
linked to: Battle of Taiyuan

Marco Polo Bridge Incident
region North China
result Chinese victory
significance early morale boost for Chinese resistance
symbolic demonstration of Communist resistance to Japan
startDate 1937-09-25
strategicEffect boosted Chinese morale
propaganda victory for Chinese Communist Party
tacticalOutcome successful Chinese ambush
terrain mountain pass
typeOfOperation ambush
year 1937

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Battle of Taiyuan precededBy Battle of Pingxingguan
115th Division notableEngagement Battle of Pingxingguan