Period January 1938 – June 1938 Location Henan, China | Result Japanese victory | |
Combatants China, Empire of Japan, Japan Similar Hainan Island Operation, Actions in Inner Mongolia, Aerial engagements of the Sec, Second Sino‑Japanese War, Pacification of Manchukuo | ||
During the Second Sino-Japanese War the Japanese 1st Army under Lt. General Kiyoshi Katsuki drove the Chinese forces of General Cheng Qian's 1st War Area out of Northern and Eastern Honan until they were stopped by the disastrous 1938 Yellow River flood caused by the diversion of the Yellow River by the Chinese Army into the Chia-lu and Huai Rivers.
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