Tag: China (Japanese invasion 1937-45)*

• 2 Aug 2021

  Major Railroads in the Second Sino-Japanese War

  

  ElyaDatabase ID Number: M094 Creator: Andrew Hodge ’22 Mechanical Engineering In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War began in China. Railways played a pivotal role for the Chinese military to transport troops across China’s extensive land mass. But as the Japanese military progressed, they began to control areas of track that were then used for their…