Battle of Kunlun Pass

When

18 Dec 1939 – 11 Jan 1940

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

22.82° N, 108.32° E

Description

1939 battle

War

World War II

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1939 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War

The Battle of Kunlun Pass was a series of conflicts between the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese forces surrounding Kunlun Pass, a key strategic position in Guangxi province. The Japanese forces planned to cut off Chinese supply lines linking to French Indochina, but the Chinese forces managed to fight off the attacks.

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• Second Sino-Japanese War7 Jul 1937 · Interstate war · Deaths 20,000,000
• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000
• World War II in Asia (approx)3 Sep 1939 · Interstate war · Deaths 3,269,818