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Trautmann Mediation
The Trautmann Mediation () was an attempt by the German Ambassador to China, Oskar Trautmann, to broker a peace between Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe and Chiang Kai-shek of the Chinese Nationalist government shortly after the Second Sino-Japanese War began. The mediation began in November 1937 and ended on January 16, 1938, with Konoe announcing its termination. Background Since the 1920s, Germany had had a close relationship with the government of the Republic of China, led by the Kuomintang. After the Nazi Party took power, Germany maintained its good relationship with the Chinese government but signed the Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan in November 1936. Germany's expectation for Japan was to be an eastern counterweight against the Soviet Union. For Germany, any armed conflict between China and Japan was very unwelcome. After August 1937, the Battle of Shanghai had escalated into the full-scale war. China appealed to the international community including League of Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the head of gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany–Japan Relations
Germany–Japan relations (; ), also referred to as German-Japanese relations, were officially established in 1861 with the first ambassadorial visit to Japan from Prussia (which predated the formation of the German Empire in 1866/1870). Japan modernized rapidly after the Meiji Restoration of 1867, often using German models through intense intellectual and cultural exchange. After Japan aligned itself with Britain in 1900, Germany and Japan became enemies in World War I. Japan declared war on the German Empire in 1914 and seized key German possessions in China and the Pacific. In the 1930s, both countries adopted aggressive militaristic attitudes toward their respective regions. This led to a rapprochement and, eventually, a political and military alliance that included Italy: the "Axis". During World War II, however, the alliance was limited by the great distances between the Axis powers; for the most part, Japan and Germany fought separate wars, and eventually surrendered se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Japan
Events in the year 1938 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 13 (昭和13年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents *Emperor: Hirohito *Prime Minister: Fumimaro Konoe Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Kotaro Tanaka *Akita Prefecture: Kiyoshi Honma (until 24 June); Kaoru Sasaki (starting 24 June) *Aomori Prefecture: Masanori Ogawa (until 1 March); Shizuo Furukawa (starting 1 March) *Ehime Prefecture: Shizuo Furukawa (until 15 July); Yoshio Mochinaga (starting 15 July) *Fukui Prefecture: Nakano Yoshiro (until 17 April); Kiyoshi Kimura (starting 17 April) *Fukuoka Prefecture: Kyuichi Komada (starting 1939) *Fukushima Prefecture: Seikichi Kimishima (until 5 September); Seikichi Hashimoto (starting 5 September) *Gifu Prefecture: Miyano Shozo *Gunma Prefecture: Shozo Tsuchiya *Hiroshima Prefecture: Aijiro Tomita (until 9 November); Ichisho Inuma (starting 9 November) *Ibaraki Prefecture: Nobuo Hayashi (until 11 January); Shigeru Hamaza (starting 11 January) *Ishikawa Prefecture: Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In China
Events in the year 1938 in China. Incumbents *President - Lin Sen * Premier - Kung Hsiang-hsi (Dr. H. H. Kung) * Vice Premier - Zhang Qun *Foreign Minister - Wang Ch'ung-hui Events January * 1 January - The KMT Central Standing Committee resolved at its 62nd meeting, Chiang Kai-shek resigned, the election of Kong Xiangxi as the executive president, leaving the post of vice president of the Executive Yuan, Zhang Qun successor. * 24 January- Han Fuju was sentenced to death and executed in Wuchang at 7 pm. *January - Nanking Massacre *January–June - Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan February * 18 February - The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service launched air strikes against Wuhan.( Battle of Wuhan ; zh, 武汉会战) March * 24 March – 1 May - Battle of Xuzhou * 24 March – 7 April - Battle of Taierzhuang April * 29 April - To celebrate Emperor Hirohito's birthday, The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service conducted a massive bombing of Wuhan. ( Battle of Wuhan ; z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In Japan
Events in the year 1937 in Japan. Incumbents *Emperor: Hirohito *Prime Minister: **Kōki Hirota: until February 2 **Senjūrō Hayashi: from February 2 until June 4 ** Fumimaro Konoe: from June 4 Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Eitaro Shinohara (until 10 February); Kotaro Tanaka (starting 10 February) *Akita Prefecture: Kiyoshi Honma (until 24 June); Kaoru Sasaki (starting 24 June) *Aomori Prefecture: Masanori Ogawa *Ehime Prefecture: Shizuo Furukawa *Fukui Prefecture: Masanori Hanyu (until 4 November); Nakano Yoshiro (starting 4 November) *Fukushima Prefecture: Ito Takehiko (until 7 July); Seikichi Kimishima (starting 7 July) *Gifu Prefecture: Chiaki Saka (until 20 February); Miyano Shozo (starting 20 February) *Gunma Prefecture: Seikichi Kimishima (until 7 July); Shozo Tsuchiya (starting 7 July) *Hiroshima Prefecture: Saburo Hayakawa (until 8 January); Aijiro Tomita (starting 8 January) *Ibaraki Prefecture: Ando Kyoushirou (until 8 January); Nobuo Hayashi (starting 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In China
Events in the year 1937 in China. Incumbents *President: Lin Sen *Premier: Chiang Kai-shek * Vice Premier: Kung Hsiang-hsi *Foreign Minister: Zhang Qun until March 4, then Wang Ch'ung-hui Events January * January 14 – Wang Jingwei took a German passenger boat to Shanghai. * January 19 – Hunan University was changed to National Hunan University, and the Ministry of Education appointed Pi Zongshi as the principal.李新總主編，中國社會科學院近代史研究所中華民國史研究室，韓信夫、姜克夫主編 (編). 《中華民國史大事記》. 北京: 中華書局. 2011. .: 5343 * January 28 – Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, arrived in Shanghai and departed the next day. July to December * 7–9 July – Marco Polo Bridge Incident * early July-early August – Battle of Beiping–Tianjin * August – Operation Chahar * August–December – Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation * August–November – Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Sugiyama
was a Japanese field marshal and one of the leaders of Japan's military throughout most of World War II. As Army Minister in 1937, Sugiyama was a driving force behind the launch of hostilities against China in retaliation for the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. After being named the Army’s Chief of Staff in 1940, he became a leading advocate for expansion into Southeast Asia and preventive war against the United States. Upon the outbreak of hostilities in the Pacific, Sugiyama served as the army’s commander-in-chief until his removal by Prime Minister Hideki Tojo in February 1944. Following Tojo's ouster in July 1944, he once again held the post of Army Minister in Kuniaki Koiso's cabinet until its dissolution in April 1945. Ten days after Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, he committed suicide. Early life and career Born to a former ''samurai'' family from Kokura (now part of Kitakyushu City is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsumasa Yonai
was a Japanese general and politician. He served as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Minister of the Navy, and Prime Minister of Japan in 1940. Early life and career Yonai was born on 2 March 1880, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, the first son of former samurai Yonai Nagamasa. Nagamasa had formerly served the Nanbu clan of the Morioka Domain. He entered Kajichō Elementary School in 1886, and entered Morioka Middle School in 1890. After graduating from Morioka Middle School, he entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. He graduated from the 29th class Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1901, ranked 68 of 125 cadets (Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, n.d.). After midshipman service on the corvette , and cruiser he was commissioned as ensign in January 1903. He served in administrative positions until near the end of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, when he went to sea again on the destroyer and the cruiser . After the war, he served as chief gunnery of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayao Tada
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A noted China expert within the Japanese military, he was a leading figure in the Trautmann mediation effort to bring a negotiated end to the war. Biography Early military career Tada was the second son of a former samurai retainer of Sendai Domain from Sendai, and was adopted by his uncle. After attending military preparatory schools, he graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903, specializing in the artillery, and as a junior officer, served with the IJA 18th Field Artillery Regiment at the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. He graduated from the 25th class of the Army War College in 1913. the same year, he married a daughter of Daisaku Komoto, who was later famous for his involvement in the Huanggutun incident to assassinate Chinese warlord Zhang Zuolin. Tada served as an instructor to the Chinese National Revolutionary Army at the Beijing Military A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
