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defense of the Great Wall

defense of the Great Wall was a battle fought in 1933 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q4211700. The recorded result: Japanese-Manchukuo victory; Tanggu Truce. Recorded strength: Northeastern Army: 50,000+ against Japan: 50,000; Manchukuo: 42,000.

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Japanese forces charging toward the wall defense, in the Defense of the Great Wall
Japanese forces charging toward the wall defense, in the Defense of the Great Wall. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1933
WherePeople's Republic of China40.431N, 116.564E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeJapanese-Manchukuo victory; Tanggu Truce
BelligerentsChinaagainstJapan; Manchukuo
Part ofQ4211700

Record

Date1933 (year precision)
to 1933
PlacePeople's Republic of China
40.431N, 116.564E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthNortheastern Army: 50,000+Japan: 50,000; Manchukuo: 42,000
Casualties and lossesFrom 1 January until 24 May 1933: 518 officers and 15,248 soldiers killed; 1,122 officers and 21,501 soldiers woundedFrom January until May 1933: 2,400 casualties; In the Rehe Campaign (24 February until 18 March 1933): 171 combat deaths.
Commanders
  • Nobuyoshi Mutō
  • Zhang Haipeng
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1933

defense of the Great Wall is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q708451, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Defense of the Great Wall, revision 1382942717, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.