Defense of Chongqing

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The Defense of Chongqing was a prolonged Chinese campaign during the Second Sino-Japanese War to protect the wartime capital from intensive Japanese aerial bombardment and military pressure.

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Defense of Chongqing canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese military campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

Republic of China ⓘ
capitalDefended Chongqing ⓘ
capitalStatus wartime capital of the Republic of China ⓘ
characteristic high civilian involvement in defense measures ⓘ
intensive aerial bombardment ⓘ
prolonged duration ⓘ
conflictIn Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
endTime 1943 ⓘ
hasPart Bombing of Chongqing ⓘ
air defense of Chongqing ⓘ
anti-aircraft operations over Chongqing ⓘ
civil defense of Chongqing ⓘ
evacuation measures in Chongqing ⓘ
fighter interception of Japanese bombers ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II in China ⓘ
historicalSignificance major urban air defense effort in East Asia ⓘ
symbol of Chinese wartime endurance ⓘ
implementedBy Chinese Air Force ⓘ
Nationalist Government of China ⓘ
local Chongqing authorities ⓘ
location Chongqing ⓘ
notableTactic blackout measures ⓘ
civilian evacuation to surrounding areas ⓘ
dispersal of government institutions ⓘ
use of air-raid shelters ⓘ
objective maintain Chinese central government ⓘ
protect wartime capital of China ⓘ
resist Japanese aerial bombardment ⓘ
opponent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
opponentOperation Japanese strategic bombing campaign against Chongqing ⓘ
opposedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
partOf Chinese resistance against Japan ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Changsha ⓘ
Battle of Wuhan ⓘ
Bombing of Chongqing ⓘ
result Chinese government remained in Chongqing ⓘ
Japanese failure to force Chinese capitulation by bombing ⓘ
extensive urban destruction in Chongqing ⓘ
heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
startTime 1938 ⓘ
theater Chinese home front ⓘ

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