Battle of Taierzhuang
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The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Taierzhuang canonical | 16 |
| Battle of Taierzhuang in 1938 | 1 |
| Taierhchuang Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Taierzhuang Context triple: [Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), significantEvent, Battle of Taierzhuang]
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Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Battle of Shanghai (1937)
The Battle of Shanghai (1937) was one of the largest and bloodiest early engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, marking a major urban conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that signaled the war’s escalation.
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Wuhan campaign
The Wuhan campaign was a major 1938 military operation in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, marked by large-scale battles and heavy casualties as Japan sought to capture the strategic city of Wuhan.
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Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was a 1941 World War II conflict in which Japanese forces swiftly defeated British, Canadian, Indian, and local defenders, leading to the occupation of Hong Kong.
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E.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Taierzhuang Target entity description: The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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A.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
The Battle of Shanghai (1937) was one of the largest and bloodiest early engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, marking a major urban conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that signaled the war’s escalation.
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C.
Wuhan campaign
The Wuhan campaign was a major 1938 military operation in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, marked by large-scale battles and heavy casualties as Japan sought to capture the strategic city of Wuhan.
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D.
Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was a 1941 World War II conflict in which Japanese forces swiftly defeated British, Canadian, Indian, and local defenders, leading to the occupation of Hong Kong.
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E.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Taierzhuang
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surface form:
Taierhchuang Campaign
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
ⓘ
significant Chinese casualties ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Bai Chongxi
ⓘ
Li Zongren ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1938-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1938-03-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Xuzhou ⓘ |
| front | Chinese front of World War II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War in Asia
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| impact |
slowed Japanese advance in Shandong region
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strengthened Chinese domestic and international confidence ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
5th War Zone of the National Revolutionary Army
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Japanese 10th Division ⓘ Japanese 5th Division ⓘ |
| location |
Republic of China
ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ
surface form:
Shandong Province
Taierzhuang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
propaganda value for Chinese resistance
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street fighting in Taierzhuang town ⓘ successful Chinese use of coordinated infantry and artillery ⓘ |
| objective | halt Japanese advance toward Xuzhou ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Isogai Rensuke
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Itagaki Seishirō ⓘ
surface form:
Itagaki Seishiro
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| outcome | Chinese victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Xuzhou ⓘ
surface form:
Xuzhou Campaign
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| precededBy |
Battle of Nanjing
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Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Shanghai
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| result | Chinese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Chinese morale
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demonstrated effective Chinese resistance to Japanese advances ⓘ major Chinese victory in the early phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| strategy |
Chinese forces exploited urban and canal terrain for defense
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Chinese forces used encirclement and ambush tactics ⓘ |
| terrain |
canal and river network
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urban area ⓘ |
| theater |
North China
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surface form:
Northern China
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| weaponry |
artillery
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small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Taierzhuang Description of subject: The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
Referenced by (18)
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