Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation

Tientsin – Pukow Railway Operation
Part of theSecond Sino-Japanese War
Date August – November 1937 Location Tianjin–Pukou Railway Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Japan	China
Commanders and leaders
Toshizō Nishio	Song Zheyuan
Units involved
Imperial Japanese Army 10th division 16th division 109th division	Republic of China Army 29thRoute Army

TheTientsin–Pukow Railway Operation(Japanese:Tân phổ tuyến tác chiến;early August to mid November, 1937) was a follow-up operation to theBattle of Beiping-Tianjinof the Japanese army in North China at the beginning of theSecond Sino-Japanese War,fought concurrently with theBeiping–Hankou Railway Operation.TheTientsin–Pukow Railway Operationwas not authorized byImperial General Headquarters.The Japanese advanced following the line of theTianjin-Pukou Railwayaiming to theYangtze Riverwithout meeting much resistance. The Japanese advance stopped atJinan36.67°N 116.98°E/36.67; 116.98onYellow Riverafter majority of the participating Japanese forces were redirected for theBattle of Taiyuanand replaced by parts of the newly formed109th division.

Aftermath

After the stalemate atYellow Riverfrom November 1937 to March 1938, the fighting resumed resulting inBattle of Xuzhou.

See also

• Order of Battle Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation