Jinzhou Operation

Jinzhou (Chinchow) Operation
Part of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Japanese artillery in Manchuria after the Mukden Incident
Date (1931-12-21) (1932-01-03)December 21, 1931 – January 3, 1932
(1 week and 6 days)
Location
Liaoning, Manchuria, Republic of China
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents

Republic of China

Empire of Japan

Commanders and leaders
Zhang Xueliang Jirō Tamon
Strength
84,000 men 12,000 men
Casualties and losses

Japanese estimate : 3,000

Chinese investigation of dead army personnel and civilians since the Mukden Incident
In Liaoning Province from 21 December 1931 until 1 January 1932 :

Northeastern Army : 1,377 dead
Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies : 2,227 dead
 300
1,006 Chinese civilians dead

The Jinzhou Operation or Chinchow Operation was an operation in 1931 during the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, which was a preliminary, contributing factor to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.

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