✦ History

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

September 18, 1931 – February 27, 1932

Result Japanese victory

Ended by Tanggu Truce

Occupation of Manchuria by the Japanese Kwantung Army after the staged Mukden Incident of September 1931. Japan set up the puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932 and left the League of Nations after it condemned the invasion.

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Battles 2

November 18, 1931
Jiangqiao campaign Japanese victory Heilongjiang Jirō Tamon, Ma Zhanshan
December 21, 1931
Jinzhou Operation Japanese victory Liaoning Zhang Xueliang, Jirō Tamon

Key commanders

Axis 5

Puyi military commander Senjūrō Hayashi belligerent leader Shigeru Honjō belligerent leader Jirō Tamon belligerent leader Zhang Haipeng military commander

Allies 3

Zhang Xueliang belligerent leader Ma Zhanshan belligerent leader Feng Zhanhai belligerent leader

Japan 1

Jirō Tamon military commander