Anhui in WW2 History | World War II Database

27 Oct 1895

China

Zhang Zhizhong was born in Chaohu, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [Zhang Zhizhong | Chaohu, Anhui | CPC]

16 Feb 1897

China

Wei Lihuang was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, Qing China. ww2dbase [Wei Lihuang | Hefei, Anhui | CPC]

27 Mar 1927

China

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

Photo(s) dated 11 Jun 1938

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

12 Jun 1938

China

Japanese 11th Army captured the airfield outside of Anqing, Anhui, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Anqing, Anhui | CPC]

17 Jun 1938

China

Japanese troops captured Qianshan County, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Qianshan, Anhui | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 17 Jun 1938

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

Chinese Communist New Fourth Army moved out of Yunling, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Yunling, Anhui | CPC]

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]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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