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On Fri. 29 Sep 1939 Japanese troops reached the outskirts of Changsha,.....

1939-09-29

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Japanese troops reached the outskirts of Changsha, Hunan Province, China; the Japanese had thus far suffered 40,000 casualties on this assault.

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