The Forgotten Story Of Japan’s Attack On The Great Wall of China
Modern weapons deployed on an ancient wonder
In the early 1930s, Imperial Japan began its quest to swallow the elephant that was China. They began absorbing parts of Manchuria with an eye on conquering all of China. Japan’s plan was to use the chaos in China (which was going through a civil war at the time) to lay the groundwork for their Asian empire.
The invasion of Manchuria began in 1931, and Japan quickly secured a large portion of territory, which they used to create a puppet state from which to launch future excursions into the Chinese mainland. After securing Manchuria, the Japanese quickly turned their eyes toward Inner Mongolia, a flat territory that butted up against the Great Wall of China and was within spitting distance of the historical city of Beijing.
The resulting campaign put Japan in combat against Chinese forces who were manning the Great Wall of China.
Moving South
In 1933, the Japanese began a new offensive into new Chinese territory. The offensive was called Operation Nekka and targeted the old province of…
