Photos Taken in China | World War II Database

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P-40 fighters at a repair depot in China, date unknown; note Flying Tigers emblem and Republic of China roundrel	Troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army on exercise, northeastern China, 1941, photo 1 of 2

Troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army on exercise, northeastern China, 1941, photo 2 of 2	Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankettes of Japanese 15th Infantry Group Tankette Unit at Wanshi, Jiangsu Province, China, 1941

United States Army Air Corps Hawk fighter resting on a Chinese airfield, pre-May 1942	US and Chinese civilian personnel of CAMCO factory at Loiwing (Leiyun), Yunnan, China, date unknown

Wang Jingwei at a function with visiting German officials, China, 1941	Wang Jingwei attending a ceremony in which a number of Japanese vessels were transferred under puppet regime control, China, 1940; note presence of Japanese officer

American Volunteer Group member Alex Mihalko on Ford GP vehicle, China, circa 1941	American Volunteer Group personnel on Ford GP vehicle, China, circa 1941

Japanese puppet government in Nanjing celebration the first anniversary of its 'return' to the Chinese capital city, China, 30 Mar 1941; note portrait of Wang Jingwei atop the slogan	Two A6M2 Type 0 Model 11 Zero fighters in flight from Yichang, Hubei Province to attack Nanzheng, Shaanxi Province in China, 26 May 1941; the aircraft in the foreground was flown by Kunimori Nakakariya

Chinese troops near Changsha, Hunan Province, China, Sep 1941	Chinese troops near the Tianxing Pavilion in southeastern Changsha, Hunan, China, Sep 1941

Chu Minyi observing a complete solar eclipse, Nanjing, China, 21 Sep 1941	Machine gun crew of Japanese 4th Division near Miluo River in Hunan Province, China, during Second Battle of Changsha, 22 or 23 Sep 1941

Nationalist-Chinese soldiers looking at the Blood Chit on the back of an American officer at a Chinese airfield, 1942. Note the C-47 Skytrain.	US 4th Marine Regiment gathering at the quays along Huangpu River, Shanghai, China as the unit prepared to leave the International Settlement for the Philippines, 28 Nov 1941

Japanese naval infantrymen aboard a ship off Shanghai, China, 8 Dec 1941; note captured American flag, M1928 Thompson submachine guns, and M1897 Winchester shotguns	Japanese Special Naval Landing Force infantryman guarding a building his unit had just seized, Shanghai International Settlement, China, 8 Dec 1941