First Battle of Changsha
Time: Sunday Sep 17, 1939
Place: Changsha, China
Details: Japan launched its first attack against Changsha, a strategically important Chinese city, but was repulsed by late September.
‹ Earlier in historySoviets invaded PolandSunday Sep 17, 1939 Later in history ›Cash and CarryThursday Sep 21, 1939
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17 September 1939
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Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attacked at Bitche
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