27 Oct 1895
China
China
- Zhang Zhizhong was born in Chaohu, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [Zhang Zhizhong | Chaohu, Anhui | CPC]
16 Feb 1897
China
China
- Wei Lihuang was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, Qing China. ww2dbase [Wei Lihuang | Hefei, Anhui | CPC]
12 May 1937
China
China
- Yu Xuezhong relocated the headquarters of the 51st Army from Anhui Province to Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Yu Xuezhong | Anhui | CPC]
26 Aug 1937
China
China
- After sundown, Mao Yingchu and Lu Jichun, each flying a Hawk III fighter, shot down a Japanese G3M2 Model 21 bomber over the town of Tianchang, Anhui Province, China north of Nanjing, China. ww2dbase [Mao Yingchu | Tianchang, Anhui | CPC]
12 Jun 1938
China
China
- Japanese 11th Army captured the airfield outside of Anqing, Anhui, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Anqing, Anhui | CPC]
17 Jun 1938
China
China
- Japanese troops captured Qianshan County, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Qianshan, Anhui | CPC]
24 Oct 1938
China
China
- Japanese troops captured Huangpo, Anhui, China and began to march toward the northern border of Wuhan, Hubei, China. In the same province, elements of the Japanese 2nd Army Group captured the city of Ma. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Huangpo, Anhui | CPC]
4 Jan 1941
China
China
- Chinese Communist New Fourth Army moved out of Yunling, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Yunling, Anhui | CPC]
5 Jan 1941
China
China
- A 9,000-strong contingent of the Chinese Communist New Fourth Army became surrounded by overwhelming Chinese Nationalist force at Maolin, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Maolin, Anhui | CPC]
7 Jan 1941
China
China
- Chinese Nationalist forces began attacking the surrounded Chinese Communist New Fourth Army troops at Maolin, Anhui Province, China. ww2dbase [New Fourth Army incident | Maolin, Anhui | CPC]
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