1939-40 Winter Offensive
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Was a failed Japanese military operation against China that took place in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Chronology
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February 1940: Linhe conquered by japan.
December 1939: A Kuomintang division entered Kaifeng.
January 1940: The Chinese 4th Division recovered Hua-shan.
January 1940: A Chinese force captured Lucheng, but bitter fighting continued with Japanese forces east of the town.
January 1940: The Chinese 14th Division of 54th Corps recovered Pajiangkou.
January 1940: Wangdian and the heights in front of the 29th Army group were captured by the Japanese.
February 1940: Wu-yuan fell to Japanese forces on February 3.
December 1939: On the 15th the Japanese recovered Yang-liu-ho.
December 1939: The Kuomintang took Hangchow, Fuyang and Yu-hang on the night.
January 1940: After routing the Japanese force coming from Longxian on January 1, the Chinese 54th Corps recaptured that town on the 2nd.
January 1940: Guandu fell to the Kuomintang on the 4th.
January 1940: The Chinese 2nd Provisional Corps laid siege to Yingde and took it on the 5th.
January 1940: A counterattack by the 55th Division of the Republic of China recovered Wangdian.
January 1940: Yinzhan'ao fell to the Kuomintang on January 16th.
January 1940: On January 20 and 24 Chinese forces cut the Han-Chang Highway northeast of Changzhi, capturing Licheng and Dongyangguan.
April 1940: A guerrilla force and cavalry column recaptured Wuyuan.
December 1939: Beishe, southeast of Wenxi, was cleared of Japanese troops.
January 1940: Japanese conquest of Longxian.
January 1940: Under counterattack by the Chinese, the Japanese fell back to Xiaoshan.
December 1939: The 8th War Area, after a see-saw campaign, had succeeded in rolling the Japanese back to Baotou in the Battle of Wuyuan.
January 1940: Conghua is occupied by the Kuomintang.
January 1940: Qingtang conquered by Kuomintang.
