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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