5 Jun 1938
China
China
- Suggested by Chen Guofu, Nationalist Chinese troops began digging tunnels under dike at Huayuankou, Henan Province, China. ww2dbase [Henan Campaign | Chen Guofu | Huayuankou, Henan | CPC]
7 Jun 1938
China
China
- The dike at Huayuankou, Henan Province, China was destroyed by tunneling by Nationalist Chinese troops. Flood waters from the Yellow River quickly flooded about 54,000 square kilometers of land. Thousands of Japanese troops and at least 400,000 Chinese civilians were killed. ww2dbase [Henan Campaign | Chen Guofu | Huayuankou, Henan | CPC]
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