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| casualties1 = '''Killed:''' 510,000 <br> '''Missing:''' 240,000 <br> '''Total Casualties''' 760,000 |
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The '''Russo-Corean War''' (Corean: 서광붕맹, Dutch: ''De Slag naar |
The '''Russo-Corean War''' (Corean: 서광붕맹, Dutch: ''De Slag naar Corea'', Russian: Русско-Kорейская Bойна), also known in the Sinosphere as the '''Chinese Unification War''' (統一戰爭; Cantonese'': tung'it zinzang;'' [[Mandarin]]'': tung'i chancheng'') was a military fought between 1932 and 1936. It was a punitive war launched by and [[Russia]], supported by [[Japan]] and the [[Wahhah Republic|Wah-hah Republic]], against [[Corea]] in response to the empire's expansionism. |
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== Overview and context == |
== Overview and context == |
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== Progression of the war == |
== Progression of the war == |
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The Russians declare war on Corea. Their first strike came from the air, as a fleet of 95 bombers on the ninth of May conducted the first successful strategic bombing mission. The city of Sjimjang was razed to the ground by a firebombing campaign and many of the city's wooden houses were burned to the ground, foreshadowing the horrible tactics that the belligerents would employ in the war. |
The Russians declare war on Corea in 1932. Their first strike came from the air, as a fleet of 95 bombers on the ninth of May conducted the first successful strategic bombing mission. The city of Sjimjang was razed to the ground by a firebombing campaign and many of the city's wooden houses were burned to the ground, foreshadowing the horrible tactics that the belligerents would employ in the war. |
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More Russian air raids occurred in [[Poeja]] and in the Corean peninsula itself. [[Japan]] assisted the war effort by blockading the Dutch ports of Desjima and Poesjan. The [[Netherlands]], in turn, used [[Tauland]] as a naval base during the course of the war to support Corea. |
More Russian air raids occurred in [[Poeja]] and in the Corean peninsula itself. [[Japan]] assisted the war effort by blockading the Dutch ports of Desjima and Poesjan. The [[Netherlands]], in turn, used [[Tauland]] as a naval base during the course of the war to support Corea. |
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