3 Apr 1938 China
  • Major fighting in Tai'erzhuang, Shandong Province, China caused hundreds of civilian deaths. Unable to secure permission to withdraw from the city, Chinese General Sun Liren promised his men that he would remain in the city with the rest of the troops. ww2dbase [Battle of Xuzhou | Tai'erzhuang, Shandong | CPC]



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