1931 Original Japanese Army Photo Chinese Barracks Jinzhou Manchuria China for Sale

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1931 Original Japanese Army Photo Chinese Barracks Jinzhou Manchuria China For Sale

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1931 Original Japanese Army Photo Chinese Barracks Jinzhou Manchuria China:
$149.99

This rare 1931 photo depicts the Japanese Army spying on Chinese barracks in Jinzhou Manchuria, China.

Approximate size: 3.9 inches x 2.6 inches

This photo comes at a time where Japan has shown aggression toward mainland China, starting with Manchuria and continuing outward. The fact that this photo shows the position of the enemy shows a detailed effort to spy on their enemy.The Empire of Japan\'s Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria on 18 September 1931, immediately following the Mukden Incident. At the war\'s end in February 1932, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo. Their occupation lasted until the success of the Soviet Union and Mongolia with the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation in mid-August 1945, towards the end of the Second World War.
The South Manchuria Railway Zone and the Korean Peninsula had been under the control of the Japanese Empire since the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. Japan\'s ongoing industrialization and militarization ensured their growing dependence on oil and metal imports from the US. The US sanctions which prevented trade with the United States (which had occupied the Philippines around the same time) resulted in Japan furthering its expansion in the territory of China and Southeast Asia. The invasion of Manchuria, or the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7 July 1937, are sometimes cited as alternative starting dates for World War II, in contrast with the more commonly accepted date of September 1, 1939.
With the invasion having attracted great international attention, the League of Nations produced the Lytton Commission (headed by British politician Victor Bulwer-Lytton) to evaluate the situation, with the organization delivering its findings in October 1932. Its findings and recommendations that the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo not be recognized and the return of Manchuria to Chinese sovereignty prompted the Japanese government to withdraw from the League entirely.
Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition. May have discoloring, edge or corner wear, marks, creases, fading, smudges, corner or edge bends, tears, or corners missing.

(B40 inventory number)