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The '''Russo-Corean War''' (Corean: 서광붕맹, Dutch: ''De Slag naar
== Overview and context ==
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== Progression of 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.
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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