Swatow Operation
Swatow Operation was a campaign fought in 1939 at Shantou, in what is now China. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 43,000 against 13,669.
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Fought 1939
Where Shantou, China 23.339N, 116.712E
Outcome Japanese victory
Belligerents Empire of Japan against Republic of China (1912–1949)
Casualties and losses ? and Chinese claim: 754 killed; 477 wounded; 1,258 missing
Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War Japanese invasion of Manchuria, 1931 Jiangqiao campaign, 1931 Jinzhou Operation, 1931 Defense of Harbin, 1932 Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932 Suiyuan Campaign, 1936 Battle of Nanking, 1937 Bombing of Songjiang, 1937 Siege of Shanghai, 1937 Battle of Luodian, 1937 Bombing of Nanjing, 1937 Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937 Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937 Operation Chahar, 1937 Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937 Battle of Nankou, 1937 Battle of Shanghai, 1937 Bloody Saturday (Shanghai), 1937 Battle of Wusong, 1937 Battle of Taiyuan, 1937 Battle of Datong, 1937 Battle of Jining, 1937 Battle of Xinkou, 1937 Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937 Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937 Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937 USS Panay incident, 1937 Amoy Operation, 1938 Bombing of Chengdu, 1938 Defense of Linyi, 1938 Siege of Xuzhou, 1938 Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938 Bombing of Chongqing, 1938 Defense of Teng County, 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938 Battle of Xuzhou, 1938 Canton Operation, 1938 Battle of Wuhan, 1938 Battle of Changsha, 1939 Swatow Operation, 1939 Hainan Island Operation, 1939 Battle of Nanchang, 1939 Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939 Battle of South Guangxi, 1939 Battle of Baotou, 1939 Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939 Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940 1939–1940 Winter Offensive, 1940 Battle of Wuyuan, 1940 Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940 Battle of South Henan, 1941 Battle of Shanggao, 1941 Battle of South Shanxi, 1941 Battle of Changsha, 1941 proposed Japanese invasion of Sichuan, 1942 Battle of Changsha, 1942 Battle of Tachiao, 1942 Battle of Oktwin, 1942 Battle of Toungoo, 1942 Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942 Battle of Lashio, 1942 Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942 Battle of West Hubei, 1943 Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943 Battle of Changde, 1943 Battle of Longling, 1944 Battle of Dushan, 1944 Battle of Central Henan, 1944 Operation Ichi-Go, 1944 Battle of Changsha, 1944 Defense of Hengyang, 1944 Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944 Second Guangxi campaign, 1945 Battle of West Hunan, 1945 1931 1945 Swatow Operation, 1939 77 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 1939 (year precision) to 1939 Place Shantou, China23.339N, 116.712E Kind Campaign, interwar and Second World War Territorial change Japanese forces occupied Shantou and Chaozhou Strength 43,000 13,669 Casualties and losses ? Chinese claim: 754 killed; 477 wounded; 1,258 missing Commanders
Swatow Operation Swatow Operation Battle of Nan'ao Island Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago Battle of Shantou Dongshan Island Campaign Battle of Dongshan Island Battle of Nan'ao Island Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago Battle of Shantou Xiamen Meizhou 100 km 23.339N, 116.712E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Swatow Operation is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7654052 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Swatow Operation , revision 1370749133, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
