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The order of battle for the Nanchang Campaign
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This is the order of battle for the Japanese invasion of French Indochina during World War II.
Below is the order of battle for the Canton Operation, October to December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The Order of battle Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation
Order of battle for the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Tsaoyang-Yichang Campaign 1 May – 18 June 1940
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- ↑ Tsuji, M. (1997) Japan's Greatest Victory, Britain's Worst Defeat. Sarpedon Publishers. P. 232