(Landmarks July 26), August 31, 1937, the Japanese North China Army established.



Temple Shou,
1937 31, the Japanese North China Army formally established.
predecessor of the Japanese North China Army for Japan North China Zhu Tunjun. "July 7 Incident, Japan lost more troops in North China. August 31, the formal establishment of the North China Army, commander of the temple Shou will. First army commander Hong month Kiyoshi will, under the jurisdiction of the sixth, fourteenth, twenty divisions; Second Army, commander of West End life made will be under the jurisdiction of the fourth, the sixteenth, the first 0 eight divisions; directly under the Fifth, 0 nine Division, China cantonment mixed brigades group, temporary aviation regiment. The mandate issued by the Japanese base camp to the North China Army occupied Beiping-Tianjin and near to land, to wipe out the main forces of the Kuomintang Central in Hebei, in order to quickly occupied North China. Part of the Army's combat area, including Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and Suiyuan, Chahar, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other provinces.
incense month Kiyoshi