Hainan Island Operation
The Hainan Island Operation (Chinese: 瓊崖戰役), or Kainan-tō sakusen (海南島作戦) in Japanese, was part of a campaign by the Empire of Japan during the Second World War to blockade the Guangdong mainland and prevent it from communicating with the outside world and from receiving imports of much-needed arms and materials.
| Hainan Island Operation | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second World War | |||||||||
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in trucks during the invasion of Hainan (Asahi Shinbun news photo) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Empire of Japan | China | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Vice Adm. Kondo Nobutake | Yu Hanmou | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Imperial Japanese Navy | Republic of China Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Elements of IJN 5th Fleet | 25,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 3,000 killed | ||||||||
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