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People: Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Topic: Manchuria, Japanese Invasion of
Location: Caserta Campania Italy

Manchuria, Japanese Invasion of

Years: 1931 - 1932

The invasion of Manchuria by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, beginning on September 19, 1931, immediately following the Mukden Incident, marks the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The Japanese occupation of Manchuria is to last until the end of the Second World War.

"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

— Winston Churchill, to James C. Humes, (1953-54)