Chiang Kai-Shek9 June 1938
Nationalist authorities breach Yellow River dikes in an attempt to slow the Japanese advance, causing catastrophic flooding across large rural areas.
China · Warfare / Sinoese War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Nationalist authorities breach Yellow River dikes in an attempt to slow the Japanese advance, causing catastrophic flooding across large rural areas.
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