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The anti-Fascist war between the 1930s and 1940s was the first just war of a global scale in human history. It ended in the Axis' unconditional surrender in 1945, 60 years ago. Over 2 billion people in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania (exceeding four-fifths of the world population at that time) were involved in the war. People who had experienced that unheard-of calamity will never forget those days when flames of battle raged everywhere. Full story Allied Against Adversity - Anna Wang – Lady Warrior - Zheng Lucheng – He Wrote the Songs - Verda Majo – A Sincere Friend Dedicated to China - Edgar Snow – Friendship Ambassador - Jewish Refugee Exhibition Opens in Shanghai - A Daughter's Tribute - WWII Veterans Cherish Peace, Wartime Friendship - WWII Veterans Visit Heilongjiang - US Veterans Gather in Beijing to Mark Victory - Veterans Commemorate Wartime Friendship More Links: The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders The Memorial Hall of China's War of Resistance Against Japan 30th Anniversary of Normalization of Sino-Japanese Ties 63th Anniversary of Nanjing Massacre

Major Battles Chinese troops fight the Japanese in Niangziguan Pass. Japanese troops invaded the natural barrier of Niangziguan Pass on October 26, 1937. Chiang Kai-shek (middle) at the Taierzhuang front with Bai Chongxi (right), frontline commander in the Xuzhou Campaign, and Li Zongren, commander of the First Reserve Army. Shown is the Taierzhuang Railway Station after fierce-fighting. Starting on May 11, 1938, the Japanese launched its general offensive against Xuzhou. On May 19, the Chinese troops broke through enemy encirclement and Xuzhou fell. Sun Liangzhong (middle), with other commanders, studying battle plans for the Taierzhuang Campaign. The defensive battle for Wuhan started fully in October 1938. Shown are Chinese troops rushing to the Wuhan front. The Japanese army occupied Guangling county town in north Shanxi on September 14, 1937, and advanced on Pingxingguan Pass. Picture shows the signalmen of the Japanese forces marching on Guangling. Shown is the Eighth Route Army advancing from Pingxingguan Pass on the strength of their victory.  1 2 3 4

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