Battle of Beiping–Tianjin

August 1937 · Pei-p'ing

Result Japanese victory

Japanese forces attacked Chinese troops around Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The Japanese took both cities within days, opening the full-scale Second Sino-Japanese War.

Axis

Allies

Strength and losses

Strength
180,000
Strength
c. 75,000
Casualties
5,000
Killed
5,000