12 May 1938
Capture of Xiamen
Japanese forces capture Xiamen, tightening their control over important coastal positions.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Xiamen in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Japanese forces capture Xiamen, tightening their control over important coastal positions.
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