May 1939
Capture of Hainan
Japan captures the Chinese controlled island of Hainan
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Hainan in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Japan captures the Chinese controlled island of Hainan
The 25th Army sets sail from Hainan
Provenance
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