Battle of Rehe

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Defense of the Great Wall

Date	February 21 to March 1, 1933
Location	Jehol, China
Result	Japanese Victory

Combatants

National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China

Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan

Commanders

Sun Dianying

Strength

Casualties

Second Sino-Japanese War
Major engagements in bold Mukden - Invasion of Manchuria -(Jiangqiao - Nenjiang Bridge - Chinchow - Harbin) - Shanghai (1932) - Operation Nekka - ( Rehe - Great Wall) - Suiyuan - Marco Polo Bridge - Beiping-Tianjin - Chahar - Shanghai (1937) (Sihang Warehouse) - Beiping-Hankou Railway - Tianjin-Pukou Railway - Taiyuan - (Pingxingguan) - Xinkou - Nanjing - Xuzhou- Taierzhuang - N.-E.Henan - (Lanfeng) - (Amoy) - Wuhan - Canton - (Hainan) - (Xiushui River) - Nanchang - Suixian-Zaoyang - (Swatow) - 1st Changsha - S.Guangxi- (Kunlun Pass) - Winter Offensive -(Wuyuan) -S.Henan - Zaoyang-Yichang - Hundred Regiments - Indochina Expedition - Shanggao - S.Shanxi - 2nd Changsha - 3rd Changsha - Yunnan-Burma Road-(Yenangyaung)- Zhejiang-Jiangxi - W.Hubei - N.Burma-W.Yunnan - Changde - C.Henan - 4th Changsha - Guilin-Liuzhou - W.Henan-N.Hubei - W.Hunan- 2nd Guangxi edit

The Battle of Rehe (sometimes translated to Battle of Jehol) was fought from February 21 to March 1 of 1933 between China and Japan. The Japanese attacked and successfully captured part of the province. This was the first part of Operation Nekka, followed by the attack on the passes in the Great Wall.

On February 23rd, Japan launched the offensive against Rehe/Jehol. On February 25th, Chaoyang and Kailu were taken. On March 2nd, the Japanese 4th Cavalry Brigade encountered resistance from the forces of Sun Dianying, and after days of fighting, took over Chifeng. Sun Dianying mounted a counterattack against the Japanese 6th Division on the same day, and at one time penetrated to near the Japanese headquarters. On March 4th, Japanese cavalry and the 1st Special Tank Company took Chengde the capital of Rehe/Jehol. After intense fighting, the Chinese retreated on March 1.[1]

Notes

During Operation Nekka the Renault tanks of the 1st Special Tank Company were replaced with Type 89 Tanks. The 1st Tank Company launched an attack from Chaoyang on March 1, and reached Chengde in March 4. The 1st Tank Company had advanced 320 km in three days, fighting with Chinese forces. It was a remarkable performance in those days.

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