Operation Chahar, known by the Japanese as チャハル作戦 (Operation Quhar) and by the Chinese as the 长城抗战 (Battle of the Great Wall), occurred in August 1937, following the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
This was the second attack by the Kwantung Army and the Inner Mongolian Army of Prince Teh Wang on Inner Mongolia after the failure of the Suiyuan Campaign (1936). The Chahar Expeditionary Force was under the direct command of General Hideki Tōjō, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. A second force from the Peiping Railway Garrison Force, later the 1st Army under General Kiyoshi Katsuki, was also involved.
Read more about Operation Chahar: Japanese Order of Battle, Chinese Order of Battle, Battle of Nankou, Battle of The Great Wall, Withdrawal, Sources
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