Battle of Nanking
December 1–13, 1937
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Early December 1937, Second Sino-Japanese War: General Iwane Matsui's Central China Area Army attacked Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, defended by Tang Shengzhi's garrison under Chiang Kai-shek. After winning the three-month Battle of Shanghai, Japan hoped capturing the national capital would force China to surrender.
