Battle of Rehe

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Battle of Rehe
Part of Inner Mongolian campaign
Japanese troops at Battle of Rehe
Date (1933-02-21) (1933-03-01)February 21 – March 1, 1933 (1 week and 1 day) Location Jehol Province Result Japanese-Manchukuo victory
Belligerents
China	Empire of Japan  Manchukuo National Salvation Army
Commanders and leaders
Tang Yulin Sun Dianying	Nobuyoshi Muto Zhang Haipeng Li Jizhun
Strength
100,000-150,000 regular troops	100,000
Casualties and losses
?	?

The Battle of Rehe (simplified Chinese: 热河战役; traditional Chinese: 熱河戰役; pinyin: Rèhé zhànyì, sometimes called the Battle of Jehol) was the second part of Operation Nekka, a campaign by which the Empire of Japan successfully captured the Inner Mongolian province of Rehe from the Chinese warlord Zhang Xueliang and annexed it to the new state of Manchukuo. The battle was fought from February 21 to March 1, 1933.