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to support the assault on the city proper. At the same time, the
Japanese 3rd and 116th Divisions also joined the combined assault. The city was guarded by one Chinese division - the 74th Corps' 57th. Division commander Yu Chengwan led 8,000 men to fight against the two invading Japanese divisions.
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counterencirclement. Heavy casualties and the loss of their supply lines then forced the
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fighter ace engaged in air combat over China in 1943, saw the city just after the battle.
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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2490:Long-hsuen, Hsu; Ming-kai, Chang (1971).
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1594:Manchuria and Inner Mongolia (1931â1936)
1535:Manchuria, Korea, and Taiwan (1894â1895)
5880:Battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War
2267:is based on the events in this battle.
2099:Chinese troops drive Japs from Changteh
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4384:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
2463:Science in the 20th Century and Beyond
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2237:witnessed and reported on the battle.
5255:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
4687:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
4333:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
4289:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
3394:Rape during the occupation of Germany
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2397:. Free World, Inc. 1944. p. 309.
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151:Chinese troops in combat at Changde
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4603:German invasion of the Netherlands
2883:Weather events during World War II
2361:. T. Nelson & Sons. p. 94
2276:Order of Battle: Battle of Changde
178:November 2, 1943 â January 5, 1944
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4788:Invasion of the Soviet Union
4477:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3795:Independent State of Croatia
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1423:Manchuria and Northern Korea
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5772:End of World War II in Asia
5612:Western invasion of Germany
5119:Chinese famine of 1942â1943
5096:Second Battle of El Alamein
4666:Hundred Regiments Offensive
4638:Battle of the Mediterranean
4491:Italian invasion of Albania
2665:Air warfare of World War II
2499:Barenblatt, Daniel (2004).
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2083:National Revolutionary Army
1221:Dutch East Indies (1941â42)
1178:Strategic bombing (1944â45)
857:North Burma and West Yunnan
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5698:Naval bombardment of Japan
5066:First Battle of El Alamein
4985:Battle of Christmas Island
4930:Japanese invasion of Burma
4694:Italian invasion of Greece
4610:German invasion of Belgium
4582:German invasion of Denmark
4555:1939â1940 Winter Offensive
4424:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
2688:Comparative military ranks
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2264:Death and Glory in Changde
2261:The 2010 Chinese war film
1499:Military campaigns of the
1370:Volcano and Ryukyu Islands
5890:Military history of Hunan
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5550:Dutch famine of 1944â1945
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4534:First Battle of Changsha
4440:Second Sino-Japanese War
3380:German military brothels
3246:United States war crimes
2190:Chinese counteroffensive
2105:showed similar footage.
2064:Second Sino-Japanese War
1826:pre-war border conflicts
1609:Asia-Pacific (1941â1945)
1457:Second Sino-Japanese War
1297:Estevan Point Lighthouse
1052:Indian Ocean (1941â1945)
1003:MarshallsâGilberts raids
416:Second Sino-Japanese War
131:Second Sino-Japanese War
5633:Second Guangxi campaign
5488:Philippines (1944â1945)
4992:Battle of the Coral Sea
4895:Fall of the Philippines
4541:Battle of South Guangxi
4447:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
3853:Italian Social Republic
2465:. Polity. p. 281.
2206:house-to-house fighting
1604:French Indochina (1940)
1059:Japanese merchant raids
5218:Armistice of Cassibile
5020:Battle of Dutch Harbor
4971:Battle of the Java Sea
4874:Attack on Pearl Harbor
4774:SyriaâLebanon campaign
4767:Battle of South Shanxi
4737:Invasion of Yugoslavia
4520:Battle of the Atlantic
4134:Korean Liberation Army
3847:(until September 1943)
3804:(until September 1944)
3782:(until September 1944)
2501:A Plague Upon Humanity
2381:Russia's Race for Asia
2379:Creel, George (1949).
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1202:Burma and India (1944)
1025:Gilberts and Marshalls
910:West HenanâNorth Hubei
259:Commanders and leaders
5382:Second Battle of Guam
5278:Bengal famine of 1943
5248:Second Battle of Kiev
5204:Battle of the Dnieper
4909:Battle of Wake Island
4781:East African campaign
4723:Battle of South Henan
4368:atrocities by Germans
4141:Korean Volunteer Army
3122:Occupation of Germany
2876:Music in World War II
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1751:Yugoslavian Partisans
1268:Philippines (1944â45)
1226:Philippines (1941â42)
358:Casualties and losses
5900:December 1943 events
5895:November 1943 events
5846:29.0333°N 111.6830°E
5668:Surrender of Germany
5146:Battle of West Hubei
5103:Guadalcanal campaign
5073:Battle of Stalingrad
4999:Battle of Madagascar
3773:Albania protectorate
3560:(formerly Swaziland)
3269:Wehrmacht war crimes
3085:Expulsion of Germans
2869:Art and World War II
2767:British contribution
2716:Governments in exile
2395:Free World, Volume 8
1069:Homfreyganj massacre
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5758:Potsdam Declaration
5647:Italy (Spring 1945)
5410:Liberation of Paris
4867:Siege of Sevastopol
3885:(until August 1944)
3788:Wang Jingwei regime
3610:from September 1943
3570:from September 1944
3508:from September 1944
3368:Romanian war crimes
3359:Persecution of Jews
3345:Croatian war crimes
3315:Japanese war crimes
3129:Occupation of Japan
3078:First Indochina War
2790:Military production
2702:Declarations of war
2136:, commander of the
2132:On 2 November 1943
2046:traditional Chinese
1580:Siberia (1918â1922)
837:Sichuan (cancelled)
58:"Battle of Changde"
5751:Surrender of Japan
5584:Battle of Iwo Jima
5433:Belgrade offensive
4846:Siege of Leningrad
4730:Battle of Shanggao
4659:British Somaliland
4624:Dunkirk evacuation
4575:Norwegian campaign
4513:Invasion of Poland
4340:Japanese prisoners
3308:Italian war crimes
3239:British war crimes
3154:Soviet occupations
2938:South-West Pacific
2825:Allied cooperation
2783:Military equipment
2461:Agar, Jon (2012).
2414:Amerasia, Volume 7
2254:
2130:
2109:Japanese offensive
2066:in and around the
2038:simplified Chinese
2034:Battle of Changteh
1953:French West Africa
1794:South West Pacific
1702:Denmark and Norway
1416:Japanese surrender
1382:Naval bombardments
1312:Fire balloon bombs
1035:Volcano and Ryukyu
1030:Marianas and Palau
627:Yellow River flood
541:Railway Operation
5870:Conflicts in 1943
5851:29.0333; 111.6830
5825:
5824:
5783:
5782:
5626:Battle of Okinawa
5525:Burma (1944â1945)
5359:Mariana and Palau
5139:Tunisian campaign
4964:Fall of Singapore
4888:Fall of Hong Kong
4631:Battle of Britain
4484:Operation Himmler
4393:
4392:
4057:Dutch East Indies
3700:Southern Rhodesia
3452:
3451:
3352:Genocide of Serbs
3255:German war crimes
3232:Soviet war crimes
3225:Allied war crimes
3071:Division of Korea
3050:Chinese Civil War
2848:Strategic bombing
2760:Manhattan Project
2436:"Chinese Victory"
2239:Witold Urbanowicz
2138:Imperial Japanese
2030:Battle of Changde
2025:
2024:
1946:Strategic bombing
1862:Mediterranean Sea
1617:
1616:
1545:China (1899â1901)
1465:
1464:
1307:Lookout Air Raids
1214:Southwest Pacific
944:
943:
803:Yunnan-Burma Road
741:Hundred Regiments
513:Marco Polo Bridge
380:
379:
241:Republic of China
223:
222:
124:Battle of Changde
119:
118:
111:
93:
5907:
5857:
5856:
5854:
5853:
5852:
5847:
5843:
5840:
5839:
5838:
5835:
5818:
5811:
5804:
5801:World portal
5799:
5798:
5774:
5767:
5760:
5753:
5744:
5737:
5730:
5721:
5714:
5707:
5700:
5693:
5686:
5677:
5670:
5663:
5661:Prague offensive
5656:
5654:Battle of Berlin
5649:
5642:
5635:
5628:
5621:
5614:
5607:
5600:
5598:Vienna offensive
5593:
5586:
5579:
5577:Battle of Manila
5572:
5552:
5543:
5534:
5527:
5518:
5511:
5504:
5497:
5490:
5483:
5476:
5467:
5458:
5451:
5442:
5435:
5428:
5421:
5412:
5405:
5398:
5391:
5384:
5377:
5370:
5361:
5354:
5345:
5336:
5327:
5320:
5318:KorsunâCherkassy
5313:
5302:
5280:
5271:
5264:
5257:
5250:
5243:
5236:
5229:
5220:
5213:
5206:
5199:
5190:
5183:
5176:
5169:
5162:
5160:Bombing of Gorky
5155:
5148:
5141:
5121:
5114:
5105:
5098:
5091:
5082:
5075:
5068:
5061:
5050:
5043:
5036:
5029:
5027:Battle of Midway
5022:
5015:
5013:Battle of Gazala
5008:
5001:
4994:
4987:
4980:
4973:
4966:
4946:
4939:
4932:
4925:
4923:Battle of Borneo
4918:
4916:Malayan campaign
4911:
4904:
4897:
4890:
4883:
4876:
4869:
4862:
4860:Bombing of Gorky
4855:
4853:Battle of Moscow
4848:
4841:
4834:
4827:
4820:
4813:
4797:
4790:
4783:
4776:
4769:
4762:
4753:
4746:
4739:
4732:
4725:
4705:
4696:
4689:
4682:
4675:
4668:
4661:
4654:
4647:
4640:
4633:
4626:
4619:
4617:Battle of France
4612:
4605:
4598:
4591:
4584:
4577:
4557:
4550:
4543:
4536:
4529:
4522:
4515:
4493:
4486:
4479:
4472:
4470:Munich Agreement
4465:
4458:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4426:
4419:
4404:
4403:
4386:
4379:
4370:
4363:
4356:
4355:Soviet prisoners
4349:
4342:
4335:
4326:
4319:
4310:
4303:
4296:
4295:German prisoners
4291:
4271:
4262:
4255:
4248:
4243:
4236:
4229:
4222:
4215:
4208:
4201:
4194:
4187:
4180:
4173:
4166:
4159:
4152:
4143:
4136:
4129:
4122:
4115:
4108:
4101:
4094:
4087:
4080:
4073:
4066:
4059:
4052:
4045:
4038:
4031:
4024:
4017:
3997:
3990:
3983:
3976:
3969:
3962:
3955:
3948:
3941:
3934:
3927:
3907:
3900:
3893:
3886:
3878:
3871:
3864:
3855:
3848:
3840:
3833:
3831:French Indochina
3826:
3819:
3812:
3805:
3797:
3790:
3783:
3775:
3755:
3746:
3739:
3730:
3723:
3716:
3709:
3702:
3695:
3688:
3681:
3678:from August 1944
3669:
3662:
3655:
3648:
3641:
3634:
3627:
3620:
3613:
3601:
3594:
3587:
3580:
3573:
3561:
3553:
3546:
3539:
3532:
3525:
3518:
3511:
3499:
3492:
3485:
3478:
3463:
3462:
3443:
3436:
3429:
3422:
3415:
3404:
3389:
3382:
3375:
3370:
3361:
3354:
3347:
3338:
3331:
3324:
3322:Nanjing Massacre
3317:
3310:
3301:
3299:Nuremberg trials
3292:
3285:
3278:
3271:
3264:
3257:
3248:
3241:
3234:
3227:
3207:
3200:
3193:
3184:
3177:
3170:
3163:
3156:
3149:
3140:
3131:
3124:
3117:
3110:
3101:
3094:
3087:
3080:
3073:
3066:
3059:
3052:
3032:
3023:
3016:
3009:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2979:
2970:
2963:
2956:
2947:
2940:
2933:
2926:
2919:
2912:
2905:
2903:Asia and Pacific
2885:
2878:
2871:
2864:
2857:
2850:
2843:
2834:
2832:Mulberry harbour
2827:
2820:
2813:
2806:
2799:
2792:
2785:
2778:
2769:
2762:
2755:
2746:
2739:
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2718:
2711:
2704:
2697:
2690:
2683:
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2610:
2603:
2596:
2589:
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2561:
2554:
2547:
2538:
2537:
2522:
2521:
2504:
2495:
2477:
2476:
2458:
2452:
2451:
2449:
2447:
2432:
2426:
2425:
2423:
2422:
2409:Jaffe, Philip J.
2405:
2399:
2398:
2391:
2385:
2384:
2376:
2370:
2369:
2367:
2366:
2352:
2346:
2340:
2334:
2333:
2315:
2306:
2305:
2303:
2301:
2291:
2060:
2051:
2043:
2012:French Indochina
1655:
1644:
1637:
1630:
1621:
1620:
1505:
1503:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1469:
1468:
1437:Manchuria (1945)
1292:Aleutian Islands
1142:Indochina (1945)
1112:Indochina (1940)
1098:2nd Indian Ocean
1081:1st Indian Ocean
1076:Christmas Island
981:
971:
964:
957:
948:
947:
831:ZhejiangâJiangxi
707:Winter Offensive
604:North-East Henan
535:Sihang Warehouse
420:
419:
417:
406:
399:
392:
383:
382:
337:
336:
325:
324:
314:
313:
303:
302:
292:
291:
281:
280:
270:
269:
251:
250:
239:
238:
179:
176:
174:
169:
167:
157:
156:
149:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
5915:
5914:
5910:
5909:
5908:
5906:
5905:
5904:
5860:
5859:
5850:
5848:
5844:
5841:
5836:
5833:
5831:
5829:
5828:
5826:
5821:
5814:
5807:
5793:
5791:
5779:
5770:
5763:
5756:
5749:
5740:
5733:
5726:
5717:
5712:Atomic bombings
5710:
5703:
5696:
5689:
5682:
5673:
5666:
5659:
5652:
5645:
5638:
5631:
5624:
5617:
5610:
5603:
5596:
5589:
5582:
5575:
5568:
5555:
5548:
5537:
5530:
5523:
5514:
5507:
5500:
5493:
5486:
5479:
5470:
5461:
5454:
5445:
5438:
5431:
5424:
5415:
5408:
5403:Eastern Romania
5401:
5396:Warsaw Uprising
5394:
5389:Tannenberg Line
5387:
5380:
5375:Western Ukraine
5373:
5364:
5357:
5348:
5339:
5330:
5323:
5316:
5305:
5296:
5283:
5276:
5267:
5260:
5253:
5246:
5239:
5232:
5225:
5216:
5209:
5202:
5193:
5186:
5179:
5172:
5167:Battle of Kursk
5165:
5158:
5151:
5144:
5137:
5124:
5117:
5108:
5101:
5094:
5085:
5078:
5071:
5064:
5055:
5046:
5039:
5032:
5025:
5018:
5011:
5004:
4997:
4990:
4983:
4978:St Nazaire Raid
4976:
4969:
4962:
4949:
4942:
4935:
4928:
4921:
4914:
4907:
4900:
4893:
4886:
4879:
4872:
4865:
4858:
4851:
4844:
4837:
4830:
4823:
4816:
4802:
4793:
4786:
4779:
4772:
4765:
4760:Anglo-Iraqi War
4758:
4751:Battle of Crete
4749:
4742:
4735:
4728:
4721:
4708:
4699:
4692:
4685:
4680:Eastern Romania
4678:
4671:
4664:
4657:
4650:
4643:
4636:
4629:
4622:
4615:
4608:
4601:
4594:
4587:
4580:
4573:
4560:
4553:
4546:
4539:
4532:
4525:
4518:
4511:
4498:
4489:
4482:
4475:
4468:
4461:
4454:
4445:
4438:
4431:
4422:
4415:
4389:
4382:
4375:
4366:
4359:
4354:
4345:
4338:
4331:
4322:
4315:
4306:
4299:
4294:
4287:
4274:
4267:
4258:
4251:
4246:
4241:Western Ukraine
4239:
4232:
4225:
4218:
4211:
4204:
4197:
4190:
4185:Northeast China
4183:
4176:
4169:
4162:
4155:
4148:
4139:
4132:
4125:
4118:
4111:
4104:
4097:
4090:
4083:
4076:
4069:
4062:
4055:
4048:
4041:
4034:
4027:
4020:
4013:
4000:
3993:
3986:
3979:
3972:
3965:
3958:
3951:
3944:
3937:
3930:
3923:
3910:
3903:
3896:
3891:Slovak Republic
3889:
3881:
3874:
3867:
3862:Empire of Japan
3860:
3851:
3843:
3836:
3829:
3822:
3815:
3808:
3800:
3793:
3786:
3778:
3771:
3758:
3751:
3742:
3735:
3726:
3719:
3712:
3705:
3698:
3691:
3684:
3672:
3665:
3658:
3651:
3644:
3637:
3630:
3623:
3616:
3604:
3597:
3590:
3583:
3576:
3564:
3556:
3549:
3542:
3535:
3528:
3521:
3514:
3502:
3495:
3488:
3481:
3474:
3448:
3439:
3432:
3425:
3418:
3407:
3392:
3385:
3378:
3374:Sexual violence
3373:
3366:
3357:
3350:
3343:
3334:
3327:
3320:
3313:
3306:
3297:
3288:
3281:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3253:
3244:
3237:
3230:
3223:
3210:
3203:
3196:
3189:
3180:
3173:
3166:
3159:
3152:
3143:
3134:
3127:
3120:
3113:
3104:
3097:
3092:Greek Civil War
3090:
3083:
3076:
3069:
3062:
3055:
3048:
3035:
3028:
3019:
3012:
3005:
2996:
2989:
2982:
2975:
2966:
2959:
2952:
2943:
2936:
2929:
2922:
2917:South-East Asia
2915:
2908:
2901:
2888:
2881:
2874:
2867:
2860:
2853:
2846:
2839:
2830:
2823:
2816:
2809:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2776:Military awards
2774:
2765:
2758:
2751:
2742:
2735:
2728:
2721:
2714:
2707:
2700:
2693:
2686:
2679:
2670:
2663:
2643:
2636:
2629:
2620:
2613:
2606:
2601:
2592:
2585:
2578:
2570:
2565:
2511:
2486:
2481:
2480:
2473:
2459:
2455:
2445:
2443:
2434:
2433:
2429:
2420:
2418:
2406:
2402:
2393:
2392:
2388:
2377:
2373:
2364:
2362:
2353:
2349:
2341:
2337:
2330:
2316:
2309:
2299:
2297:
2293:
2292:
2288:
2283:
2273:
2259:
2228:Battle of Wuhan
2192:
2143:, deployed the
2111:
2059:Chångdé HuÏzhà n
2026:
2021:
1908:Other campaigns
1902:Southern France
1811:Burma and India
1806:South-East Asia
1801:Franco-Thai War
1656:
1650:
1648:
1618:
1613:
1599:China (1937â45)
1570:Tsingtao (1914)
1557:
1506:
1502:Empire of Japan
1501:
1498:
1496:
1466:
1461:
1453:
1365:Mariana Islands
1238:Solomon Islands
1207:Burma (1944â45)
1197:Burma (1942â43)
1192:Burma (1941â42)
1185:Burma and India
1117:Franco-Thai War
1064:Andaman Islands
991:Central Pacific
982:
977:
975:
945:
940:
733:ZaoyangâYichang
672:SuixianâZaoyang
518:BeipingâTianjin
457:Nenjiang Bridge
421:
415:
413:
412:
410:
373:
372:
370:
368:
367:Japanese claim:
331:
319:
318:
308:
307:
297:
296:
286:
285:
275:
274:
264:
253:Empire of Japan
245:
233:
215:
201:
180:
177:
172:
170:
165:
163:
150:
135:Pacific Theater
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5913:
5903:
5902:
5897:
5892:
5887:
5882:
5877:
5872:
5823:
5822:
5820:
5819:
5812:
5805:
5788:
5785:
5784:
5781:
5780:
5778:
5777:
5776:
5775:
5768:
5761:
5747:
5746:
5745:
5731:
5728:South Sakhalin
5724:
5723:
5722:
5708:
5701:
5694:
5687:
5680:
5679:
5678:
5664:
5657:
5650:
5643:
5636:
5629:
5622:
5615:
5608:
5601:
5594:
5587:
5580:
5573:
5565:
5563:
5557:
5556:
5554:
5553:
5546:
5545:
5544:
5528:
5521:
5520:
5519:
5505:
5498:
5491:
5484:
5477:
5468:
5459:
5452:
5443:
5436:
5429:
5422:
5413:
5406:
5399:
5392:
5385:
5378:
5371:
5362:
5355:
5346:
5337:
5328:
5321:
5314:
5303:
5293:
5291:
5285:
5284:
5282:
5281:
5274:
5273:
5272:
5265:
5251:
5244:
5237:
5230:
5223:
5222:
5221:
5207:
5200:
5191:
5184:
5177:
5170:
5163:
5156:
5153:Battle of Attu
5149:
5142:
5134:
5132:
5126:
5125:
5123:
5122:
5115:
5106:
5099:
5092:
5083:
5076:
5069:
5062:
5053:
5052:
5051:
5044:
5030:
5023:
5016:
5009:
5002:
4995:
4988:
4981:
4974:
4967:
4959:
4957:
4951:
4950:
4948:
4947:
4940:
4933:
4926:
4919:
4912:
4905:
4902:Battle of Guam
4898:
4891:
4884:
4877:
4870:
4863:
4856:
4849:
4842:
4835:
4828:
4825:Battle of Kiev
4821:
4814:
4800:
4799:
4798:
4784:
4777:
4770:
4763:
4756:
4755:
4754:
4740:
4733:
4726:
4718:
4716:
4710:
4709:
4707:
4706:
4697:
4690:
4683:
4676:
4669:
4662:
4655:
4648:
4641:
4634:
4627:
4620:
4613:
4606:
4599:
4592:
4585:
4578:
4570:
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4561:
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4558:
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4530:
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4516:
4508:
4506:
4500:
4499:
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4466:
4452:
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4412:
4410:
4401:
4395:
4394:
4391:
4390:
4388:
4387:
4380:
4373:
4372:
4371:
4364:
4352:
4351:
4350:
4336:
4329:
4328:
4327:
4324:United Kingdom
4320:
4313:
4312:
4311:
4292:
4284:
4282:
4276:
4275:
4273:
4272:
4265:
4264:
4263:
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4244:
4237:
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4223:
4216:
4209:
4202:
4195:
4188:
4181:
4174:
4167:
4160:
4153:
4146:
4145:
4144:
4137:
4123:
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5473:Pointblank
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4795:Summer War
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3216:War crimes
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2681:Blitzkrieg
2631:Casualties
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2421:2010-06-28
2417:. Amerasia
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2281:References
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1963:Madagascar
1926:Antarctica
1897:Dodecanese
1717:Resistance
1685:Winter War
1675:Phoney War
1387:Sagami Bay
1376:Starvation
1258:New Guinea
916:West Hunan
868:Mount Song
850:West Hubei
770:West Hubei
645:Wenxi fire
640:Wanjialing
489:Great Wall
369:1,274 dead
316:Wang Yaowu
173:1944-01-05
166:1943-11-02
69:newspapers
5705:Manchuria
5591:Indochina
5367:Bagration
4818:Lithuania
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4157:Lithuania
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3824:Azad Hind
3483:Australia
3283:Aftermath
3146:Paperclip
3041:Aftermath
2841:Total war
2709:Diplomacy
2672:In Europe
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1833:Australia
1729:Alps 1940
1722:1944â1945
1431:Kantokuen
1338:Air raids
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1137:Singapore
1132:Hong Kong
863:Myitkyina
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3030:Americas
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2002:Bulgaria
1931:Atlantic
1914:Americas
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1410:Downfall
1348:Yokosuka
1165:Tiderace
1122:Thailand
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776:Shanggao
665:Nanchang
583:Massacre
345:Strength
186:Location
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5509:Hungary
5456:Estonia
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5351:Neptune
5333:Ichi-Go
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4361:Finland
4247:Vietnam
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4085:Germany
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3802:Finland
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3490:Belgium
3476:Algeria
3182:Romania
3168:Hungary
2924:Pacific
2648:General
2602:Leaders
2587:Battles
2580:Outline
2484:Sources
2184:Jiangxi
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2068:Chinese
2007:Hungary
1997:Romania
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1690:Karelia
1680:Finland
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1287:Ellwood
1152:Vietnam
936:Taihoku
929:Air War
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884:Ichi-Go
876:Changde
818:Toungoo
808:Tachiao
609:Lanfeng
577:Nanking
558:Taiyuan
499:Suiyuan
462:Jinzhou
353:60,000+
283:Xue Yue
216:changes
191:Changde
83:scholar
5719:Debate
5691:Taipei
5684:Borneo
5262:Tarawa
4456:Europe
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1343:Tokyo
1331:Japan
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634:Wuhan
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90:JSTOR
76:books
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4955:1942
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4504:1939
4433:Asia
4280:POWs
4120:Jews
3838:Iraq
3764:Axis
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