Marco Polo Bridge
This bridge was the site of clashes between Japan and China in the period 7-9 July 1937. The Japanese attack was repulsed and is often used as the marker for the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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Museum
- Anti-Japanese Memorial War Museum - Beijing
- Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution Beijing - Beijing
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Cemetery
Fortification
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