Swatow Operation

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Swatow Operation
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date (1939-06-21) (1939-06-27)June 21–27, 1939 (6 days) Location Shantou Result Japanese victory Territorial changes Japanese force occupied Shantou and Chaozhou
Belligerents
Japan  Imperial Japanese Navy  Imperial Japanese Army	China  Republic of China Army
Commanders and leaders
Kondo Nobutake, Jūrō Gotō	Hua Chen-chung
Strength
43,000	38,400
Casualties and losses
?	?

The Swatow Operation (June 21–27, 1939; Chinese: 潮汕戰鬥) was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to blockade China in order to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Control of Swatow and its harbour would provide a base to make the blockade of Guangdong province more effective.