Category: Xinjiang

Asia Pacific 1928

Northeast Flag Replacement

Japanese attempts to halt the...

Asia Pacific 1931

Mukden Incident

With the help of the Fengtian...

Southern Asia 1932

Formation of Saudi Arabia

The Saudi defeat of the Ikhwan in...

Southern Asia 1933

First East Turkestan Republic

In 1931 the warlord-ruled Chinese...

Southern Asia 1934

Soviet invasion of Xinjiang

The 1933 invasion of Xinjiang by the...

Northern Eurasia 1936

Anti-Comintern Pact

Even more concerning to the Soviets...

Southern Asia 1939

World War II and the Day of Deliverance

When the Second World War broke out...

Southern Asia 1942

Quit India Movement

The Japanese raid into the Indian...

Northern Eurasia 1942

Case Blue

On June 28, Germany launched its...

Asia Pacific 1944

Operation Ichi-Go

In early 1944 the US started...

Northern Eurasia 1945

From the Vistula to the Oder

In October 1944, the Soviets swung...

Southern Asia 1945

Operation Extended Capital

Following the defeat of the Japanese...