Tungchow Mutiny
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The Tungchow Mutiny or Tongzhou Incident was the mutiny of the East Hopei Army against their Japanese Imperial Army advisors and Chinese puppet commanders on 29th of July, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The mutinous troops killed most of their Japanese advisors and other civilians.
Some 800 Nationalist troops that were camped under the city walls of Tungchow. On the 27th of July the Japanese tried to disarm them. They resisted and were cornered against the wall of the town. 500 of them were killed under the eyes of the East Hopei Army garrison of Tungchow. On the 29th, the mutiny occurred with some of the KMT survivors and the East Hopei garrison. Several thousand up to 5,000 East Hopei Army troops of the 1st and 2nd Corps of the and the trainee officers in the Japanese training school revolted.
The Japanese garrison was attacked, 20 Japanese soldiers were killed and 250 Japanese civilians were massacred, with atrocities committed. Some 60 Japanese civilians who ran the puppet government survived. Most of the puppet government offices were destroyed along with most of the capital and Yin Ju-keng was captured. Japanese reinforcements put down the mutiny and rescued Yin.
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Source:
- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg.177-180, Map 2
- Jowett, Phillip S. , Rays of The Rising Sun, Armed Forces of Japan’s Asian Allies 1931-45, Volume I: China & Manchuria, 2004. Helion & Co. Ltd., 26 Willow Rd., Solihul, West Midlands, England.
