Battle of Wuhan

When

27 Oct 1938

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

30.57° N, 114.27° E

Description

large-scale battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War over 4 months in 1938

War

World War II

Battle in the Second Sino-Japanese War

The Battle of Wuhan, popularly known to the Chinese as the Defense of Wuhan, and to the Japanese as the Capture of Wuhan, was the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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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