Swatow Operation

Quand

21 juin 1939 – 27 juin 1939

Type

Opération militaire

Coordonnées

23.34° N, 116.71° E

Description

1939 military operation

1939 Second Sino-Japanese War operation

The Swatow Operation was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to blockade China in order to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Control of Swatow and its harbour would provide a base to make the blockade of Guangdong province more effective.

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