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Republic of China

Wikidata · Q865

Active span

1937 – 1945

Profile

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of 35,808 square kilometers, with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands in total covering 36,193 square kilometers. The largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei, New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries.

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Where they fought

19 of 24 plotted

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When they fought

24 battles · 2 wars

Japanese invasion of Manchuria — September 18, 1931 · Second Sino-Japanese WarSuiyuan Campaign — November 1, 1936 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Beiping–Tianjin — August 1, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Nanking — January 1, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Pingxingguan — September 24, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Shanghai — August 13, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Taiyuan — September 1, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Xinkou — September 13, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarMarco Polo Bridge incident — July 7, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarUSS Panay incident — December 12, 1937 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Taierzhuang — March 24, 1938 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Wanjialing — October 11, 1938 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Wuhan — October 27, 1938 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Xuzhou — March 24, 1938 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBombing of Chongqing — February 18, 1938 · Second Sino-Japanese War1939 Invasion of Poland — September 1, 1939 · World War IIBattle of Brześć Litewski — September 14, 1939 · World War IIBattle of Changsha — January 1, 1939 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Hel — September 9, 1939 · World War IIBattle of Lwów — January 1, 1939 · World War IIBattle of Mława — September 1, 1939 · World War IIBattle of Nanchang — May 9, 1939 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of South Guangxi — November 15, 1939 · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of the Atlantic — September 3, 1939 · World War II193119321934193619381940194219441945

Most active in 1939 — 9 catalogued battles.

Battles

24 engagements

Commanders of Republic of China

15 catalogued

Related factions

Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents

Last verified May 2026
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