18 Sep 1930

China
  • Zhang Xueliang pledged military support for the Nationalists during the Central Plains War. As he committed over 40% of his forces, it would weaken the overall defense of northeastern China, thus giving the Japanese an opportunity to seize control. ww2dbase [Mukden Incident | Zhang Xueliang | CPC]



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