Battle of Rehe
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| Battle of Rehe | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jehol Province | |
| Result | Japanese-Manchukuo victory |
China
Tang Yulin Sun Dianying
The Battle of Rehe (
Background
The Japanese army's
The Chinese armies gathered to defend Rehe numbered between 100,000-150,000 with 40,000 of the Northeastern army under Wan Fulin, 30,000-50,000 under Tang Yulin and 30,000 former Guominjun under Sun Dianying and Song Zheyuan.
Irregular forces included village militias, Manchurian bandits in exile and 5 volunteer brigades under Zhu Qinglan, though these volunteers rather than aiding the defense hindered it and Zhang Xueliang issued warrants for the arrest of the volunteers[1]
The battle
On February 23, 1933, the offensive was launched. On February 25
, the capital of Rehe.Aftermath
Rehe was subsequently annexed to Manchukuo. Zhang Xueliang was forced by the Kuomintang government to relinquish his posts for "medical reasons". Chinese forces fell back in disarray to the Great Wall, where after a series of battles and skirmishes, the Japanese Army seized a number of strategic points, and then agreed to a ceasefire and a negotiated settlement (the Tanggu Truce) whereby a demilitarized zone would be established between the Great Wall and Beijing. However, this would prove to be only a temporary respite before the full scale combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted in earnest in 1937.
See also
- Operation Jehol order of battle
- Defense of the Great Wall
Notes
References
- Fenby, Jonathan (2003). Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-1318-6.
- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 159–161.
- 中國抗日戰爭正面戰場作戰記 (China's Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations), Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang, Jiangsu People's Publishing House, Date published : 2005-7-1, ISBN 7-214-03034-9
- Jowett, Philipp (2005). Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931–45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd. ISBN 1-874622-21-3.
External links
- The History of Battles of Imperial Japanese Tanks
- January 23, 1933 issue of Time, "On Bended Knee"
- February 27, 1933 issue of Time, "Bumps & Blood"
- March 6, 1933 issue of Time, "War of Jehol"[permanent dead link]
- March 6, 1933 issue of Time, "Two-Gun Tang"
- March 13, 1933 issue of Time, "Glorious 16th"
- December 11, 1933 issue of Time, "Generalissimo's Last Straw"