dec 24, 1925 - Japan and Mongolia Intervene in China
Description:
On December 24, in a stunning reversal of fortune, Guo's siege of Mukden was lifted by the intervention of the Japanese Kwantung Army, and Guo was killed. The Guominjun began haemorrhaging soldiers, both from fighting and desertion, as it tried to hold off the combined armies of Wu Peifu, Zhang Zuolin, Li Jinglin and Zhang Zongchang. Then the ruler of Mongolia, Baron Ungern von Sternberg is brought in to the alliance, through ties to his and Zhang’s mutual sponsors the Japanese.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 24, 1925
Now
~ 99 years ago