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Marco Polo Bridge incident

The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a three-day battle that began on 7 July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army.

Marco Polo Bridge incident
Marco Polo Bridge incident · Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
7 Jul 1937 – 9 Jul 1937
Where
Lugou Bridge
Era
Modern

Topics

China1,046 BCE – todayRepublic of China1859 – 1949

Before and after

Second Sino-Japanese War1937 – 1945Nanjing Massacre1937 – 1938Show on timeline

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