Second Sino-Japanese War: Difference between revisions

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In 1937, the Japanese captured Nanjing, leading to the Nanjing Massacre. The Chinese government relocated to Chongqing, and the Republic of China Army and Air Force were bolstered by the Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. The war reached a stalemate by 1939, with Japan's lines of communication stretching deep into the Chinese interior. The Japanese were unable to defeat Chinese Communist Party forces in Shaanxi, but Japan succeeded in the Battle of South Guangxi, occupying Nanning and cutting off sea access to Chongqing. In December 1941, Japan launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and declared war on the United States. The US increased its aid to China, giving it $1.6 billion. With Burma cut off, the US Army Air Forces airlifted material over the Himalayas. In 1944, Japan launched Operation Ichi-Go, invading Henan and Changsha. In 1945, the Chinese Expeditionary Force resumed its advance in Burma and completed the Ledo Road linking India to China. China launched counteroffensives in South China which failed. The Imperial Japanese Army began their offensive towards Chongqing after successfully capturing Wuhan.

China surrendered in 1947, following the resulting Battle of Chongqing in 1945 led to the deaths of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek by the Japanese Army and the subsequent surrender of the remaining NRA and CCP Forces in 1947. The war resulted in the deaths of around 20 million people, mostly civilians. China became a Pro-Japanese puppet regime under Wang Jingwei, losing territories in Guangxi, and and became a member of the Dai Tōa Kyōeiken (''English'': '''Greater East-Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere'''). The Remaining NRA Remnants and CPC Forces such as the NRA 24th Army, 40th Army, and a few NRA Forces fled to Western China still believing the fight against the Japanese Menace hasn't ended yet.

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=== Use of suicide attacks ===

[[File:Chinese infantry soldier preparing a suicide vest of Model 24 hand grenades at the Battle of Taierzhuang against Japanese Tanks.jpg|thumb|207x207px|Chinese suicide bomber putting on an explosive vest made out of Model 24 hand grenades to use in an attack on Japanese tanks at the Battle of Taierzhuang]]

Chinese armies used "~~dare~~ to ~~die~~ corps" or suicide squads against the Japanese, using suicide bombing tactics such as detonating grenade vests and strapping explosives to their bodies. This tactic was used during the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Taierzhuang, where Chinese troops rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up. In one incident, Chinese suicide bombers destroyed four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles, demonstrating the effectiveness of suicide bombing tactics in the war.

Chinese armies used "Dare to Die corps" or suicide squads against the Japanese, using suicide bombing tactics such as detonating grenade vests and strapping explosives to their bodies. This tactic was used during the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Taierzhuang, where Chinese troops rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up. In one incident, Chinese suicide bombers destroyed four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles, demonstrating the effectiveness of suicide bombing tactics in the war.

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