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1939
May
11
The Battle of Khalkhin Gol begins
On 11 May 1939 near Nomonhan, on the disputed Mongolia–Manchukuo border, Mongolian and Manchukuo horsemen clashed. So began the Soviet–Japanese battle.
June
14
The Tianjin incident
On 14 June 1939 the Japanese fenced off the British and French concessions in Tianjin. A dispute over four Chinese men became a crisis with London.
September
04
Japan stays out of the war in Europe
On 4 September 1939 Nobuyuki Abe’s government announced that Japan would not become involved in the European war and would focus on ending the “China Incident”.
14
The Battle of Changsha begins
On 14 September 1939 the Japanese 11th Army opened an offensive in Jiangxi to smash China's 9th War Zone and reach Changsha, the capital of Hunan.
26
The Japanese cross Lake Dongting
In late September 1939 the Japanese broke Chinese defences on the Xinqiang, landed on the shore of Lake Dongting and forced the Miluo on the way to Changsha.
October
08
Chinese victory at Changsha
On 8 October 1939 the Japanese 11th Army recrossed the Xinqiang, its start line for Changsha. China proclaimed a great victory, Japan a planned return.
November
24
The Japanese take Nanning
On 24 November 1939 the Japanese 5th Division took Nanning in Guangxi. Japan wanted to cut China off from supplies via French Indochina, its main supply route.