Suzhou in WW2 History | World War II Database

2 Apr 1860

China

Zheng Xiaoxu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Zheng Xiaoxu | Suzhou, Jiangsu | CPC]

19 Nov 1937

China

Japanese troops captured Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; the civilians of the city suffered through days of massacre and rape. ww2dbase [Suzhou, Jiangsu | CPC]

25 Aug 1945

China

En route to meet the former puppet leaders during Japanese occupation, Captain John Birch of United States Office of Strategic Services was killed by communists near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. General Albert Wedemeyer immediately lodged a protest to communist officer Zhu De. ww2dbase [Albert Wedemeyer | Suzhou, Jiangsu | CPC]

3 Jun 1946

China

Chen Gongbo (Wade-Giles: Chen Kung-po), former president of the puppet Reorganized National Government of China in Nanjing, was executed by firing squad at Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Suzhou, Jiangsu | CPC]

23 Aug 1946

China

Chu Minyi was executed at a prison in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Chu Minyi | Suzhou, Jiangsu | 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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