Ship wrecks were salvaged by Japanese in 1938Sep.23 1937 JiangyinDefense of Yangtze RiverKaga sunk in MidwayNing Hai and Ping Hai blocked the Yangtze River entrance with themselves, a brave act!
The Army will never be able to conquer China in 3 months, like they originally announced.We are leaving!Kaga...is this really wise?I am already prepared for the worst!Ning Hai was renamed to Ioshima and sunk by US submarine
Ping Hai was renamed to Yasoshima and sunk by US planes
Yat Sen was returned to China after Japan surrendered, survived the warChinese defense lasted for 3 months
Jiangyin Defense Line was broken through on Dec.2
Imperial Japanese Army occupied Nanking on Dec.13
The infamous 40-day long Nanking Massacre follows