Battle of Linyi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Japanese control in Shandong
gptkbp:casualties Lower for Japanese forces
High for Chinese forces
gptkbp:chinese_forces_strength Approximately 30,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:commander Japanese General Iwane Matsui
Chinese General Xu Qianqian
gptkbp:commemoration Remembered in local history
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in literature about the war
Portrayed in films about the Second Sino-Japanese War
gptkbp:date August 1937
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Xuzhou
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict between China and Japan
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Japanese military strategy
Highlighted weaknesses in Chinese military organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Linyi
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future battles in the war
gptkbp:location gptkb:Linyi,_Shandong,_China
gptkbp:media_coverage Reported in international news
gptkbp:military_strategy Chinese reliance on static defenses
Japanese use of combined arms
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:National_Revolutionary_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Shanghai
gptkb:Battle_of_Wuhan
gptkb:Battle_of_Nanjing
gptkbp:notable_event Japanese air support
Initial Chinese defense efforts
Use of artillery by Japanese forces
gptkbp:outcome Chinese retreat
Contributed to the fall of major Chinese cities.
Set the stage for further Japanese offensives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkbp:political_impact Influenced international perceptions of the conflict
Affected Sino-Japanese relations
gptkbp:post_war_career Boosted Japanese morale
Diminished Chinese resistance
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Tai'erzhuang
gptkbp:result Japanese victory
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:significance Strategic Japanese advance in Shandong
gptkbp:strategic_goals Japanese expansion in China
Chinese defense of territory
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of transportation routes
gptkbp:strategy Approximately 50,000
gptkbp:tactics_used Encirclement by Japanese forces
gptkbp:type Land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_Turban_Rebellion
gptkb:Linyi,_Shandong,_China
gptkb:Linyi_Prefecture
gptkb:Chinese_Red_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6