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Amoy Operation

1938 CE · Asia · War

The Amoy Operation, also known as the Battle of Xiamen was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to blockade China to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Control of Amoy Island would provide a base to make the blockade of Fujian province more effective.

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