During the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 8 July 1937, the Japanese China Garrison Army
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Meanwhile, the Japanese civilian government of Prime Minister Konoe in Tokyo held an extraordinary cabinet meeting on 8 July, and resolved to attempt to defuse hostilities and settle the issue diplomaticall… See more

Despite the nominal truce, numerous violations of the ceasefire continued, including another shelling of Wanping by Japanese artillery on 14 July.
By 25 July, Japanese reinforcements in the form of the … See more

On 29 July, the Japanese collaborationist East Hebei Army troops mutinied against the Japanese in Tongzhou, killing most of their Japanese advisors and other civilians, including women and children. See more

Meanwhile, on the coast at dawn of 29 July, the IJA 5th Division and Japanese naval forces separately attacked Tianjin and the port at Tanggu, which were defended by units of Chinese 38th Division and volunteers … See more

On 28 July, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Song Zheyuan to retreat to Baoding in southern Hebei province. Over the next two days, intense fighting took place in Tianjin, where the Chinese forces put up a stiff resistance, but subseq… See more