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  • USS Stewart was fired upon by Chinese Nationalist forces while sailing on the Yangtze River toward Wuhu, Anhui Province, China, wounding three sailors. ww2dbase [Stewart | Anhui | CPC]
12 May 1937

China
  • Yu Xuezhong relocated the headquarters of the 51st Army from Anhui Province to Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Yu Xuezhong | Anhui | CPC]
26 Aug 1937

China
  • After sundown, Mao Yingchu and Lu Jichun, each flying a Hawk III fighter, shot down a Japanese G3M2 Model 21 bomber over the town of Tianchang, Anhui Province, China north of Nanjing, China. ww2dbase [Mao Yingchu | Tianchang, Anhui | CPC]
11 Jun 1938

11 Jun 1938 Photos
Japanese Special Naval Landing Force troops aboard a transport at Anqing, Anhui Province, China, 11 Jun 1938
12 Jun 1938

China
17 Jun 1938

China 17 Jun 1938 Photos
Japanese Type 95 Kurokane scout car being bogged down by the flood caused by intentional opening of Yellow River dikes by Chinese troops, Shou County, Anhui Province, China, 17 Jun 1938
24 Oct 1938

China
  • Japanese troops captured Huangpo, Anhui, China and began to march toward the northern border of Wuhan, Hubei, China. In the same province, elements of the Japanese 2nd Army Group captured the city of Ma. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Huangpo, Anhui | CPC]
4 Jan 1941

China
5 Jan 1941

China
  • A 9,000-strong contingent of the Chinese Communist New Fourth Army became surrounded by overwhelming Chinese Nationalist force at Maolin, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Maolin, Anhui | CPC]
7 Jan 1941

China
  • Chinese Nationalist forces began attacking the surrounded Chinese Communist New Fourth Army troops at Maolin, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Maolin, Anhui | CPC]



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