Nanking veroverd door Japan

The Japanese command supposed that after the fall of Nanking, which fell on 13 December 1937, the Central Government of China would collapse and resistance would disperse to localised centres. But Chiang Kai-Shek relocated his capital westward to Hankou. In spite of fearsome losses, the Chinese demonstrated that they were ready to struggle further. New shipments of Soviet aircraft significantly increased the air strength of the Chinese Air Force, restoring its combat capability.

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