Taierzhuang in WW2 History | World War II Database

20 Mar 1938

Photo(s) dated 20 Mar 1938

23 Mar 1938

China

At 0900 hours, Japanese troops wiped out Chinese outposts north of Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province. Meanwhile, the Chinese 27th Division arrived at Tai'erzhuang and bolstered the defense's right flank. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

24 Mar 1938

China

Japanese artillery began bombardment the city walls of Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province. Japanese troops attempted to rush into collapsed areas of the wall, but such attacks were driven back after suffering great casualties. Overnight, General Sun Lianzhong visited the town under the cover of darkness, and decided to transfer several field guns and armored vehicles to bolster defenses. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Sun Lianzhong | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

25 Mar 1938

China

Chinese troops stumbled upon the Japanese artillery position near Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province and scattered Japanese gun crews, forcing the Japanese to move 1,000 men and 20 light tanks from the main assault force to deal with this surprise. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

27 Mar 1938

China

Japanese troops began to enter the town of Tai'erzhuang in Shandong Province; Chinese troops forced the Japanese to fight for every block. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

28 Mar 1938

China

Before dawn, troops of Chinese 9th Battalion of 186th Regiment launched nearly suicidal charges against Japanese positions at Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province in an attempt to drive Japanese out of the town. The attemps were largely unsuccessful, especially after the arrival of Japanese armor cars and light tanks at 0700 hours. By nightfall, casualties were so great on the Chinese side that all auxiliary units were forced to pick up arms and operated as combat units. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

30 Mar 1938

China

For the first time in the Battle of Tai'erzhuang in the border region between Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces in China, Chinese aircraft appeared, destroying 11 vehicles with fighters and attacked troop concentrations with bombers. They were, however, unable to counter the Japanese dive bombers that attacked the northwestern sector of the town in the afternoon. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

3 Apr 1938

China

Major fighting in Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province, China caused hundreds of civilian deaths. Unable to secure permission to withdraw from the city, Chinese General Sun Liren promised his men that he would remain in the city with the rest of the troops. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

4 Apr 1938

China

At 2100 hours, Chinese troops mounted attacks against Japanese positions in Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province, China, with support from field guns. Japanese attempts to reinforce the positions were tied down by carefully planned Chinese maneuvers. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

6 Apr 1938

China

At 1530 hours, unable to defend against the Chinese counter offensive launched on the previous day, Japanese troops began to withdraw from Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province, China, abandoning ammunition and heavy equipment in their wake. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 6 Apr 1938

9 Apr 1938

China

Chinese troops drove Japanese forces out of the Tai'erzhuang region in Shandong Province, China, ending the battle. Chiang Kaishek gave the order to pursue and destroy all fleeing Japanese troops, but local commanders disobeyed, opting to give their troops some time to rest after three weeks of non-stop fighting. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]

15 Apr 1938

Photo(s) dated 15 Apr 1938

Chinese soldier displaying captured Japanese equipment, Tai

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