Chinese soldier throwing a grenade during Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, May-Jun 1940Troops of 6th Infantry Regiment of Japanese 3rd Division crossing the Bai River north of Yichang, Hubei, China, 8 May 1940Troops of the Japanese 18th Infantry Regiment at the west bank of the Han River, Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, Hubei, China, 31 May 1940; note Type 11 light machine gunsChinese troops marching in Hubei Province, China, May-Jun 1940
Chinese soldier throwing a grenade during Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, May-Jun 1940Troops of 6th Infantry Regiment of Japanese 3rd Division crossing the Bai River north of Yichang, Hubei, China, 8 May 1940Troops of the Japanese 18th Infantry Regiment at the west bank of the Han River, Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, Hubei, China, 31 May 1940; note Type 11 light machine gunsChinese troops marching in Hubei Province, China, May-Jun 1940
Japanese soldiers fighting in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, May-Jun 1940Soldiers of the Ikeda Detachment of Japanese 13th Division crossing a tributary of the Han River south of Shayang County, Hubei, China, 6 Jun 1940Troops of 2nd Battalion of 23rd Infantry Regiment of Japanese 13th Division fighting in Shashi (now part of Jingzhou), Hubei, China, 8 Jun 1940
Japanese soldiers fighting in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, May-Jun 1940Soldiers of the Ikeda Detachment of Japanese 13th Division crossing a tributary of the Han River south of Shayang County, Hubei, China, 6 Jun 1940Troops of 2nd Battalion of 23rd Infantry Regiment of Japanese 13th Division fighting in Shashi (now part of Jingzhou), Hubei, China, 8 Jun 1940
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