The Second Sino-Japanese War By romannumbers Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Sep 6, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War Sep 1, 1931 Mukden Incident Period: Sep 1, 1931 to Jan 1, 1932 Invasion of Manchuria Nov 1, 1931 Nenjiang Bridge Jan 1, 1932 Shainghai Jan 1, 1933 Great Wall Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1936 Actions in Inner Mongolia Jul 1, 1937 Marco Polo Bridge Aug 1, 1937 Shainghai 1937 Dec 1, 1937 Nainjing Mar 1, 1938 Taierhuzang Jun 1, 1938 Wuhan Feb 1, 1939 Hainan Island Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 6, 1945 World War II Aug 1, 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive Mar 1, 1942 Burma Road Apr 1, 1944 Operation Koga Period: Apr 1, 1944 to Aug 31, 1944 Operation Ichi-Go May 1, 1944 Operation Togo 1 Aug 1, 1944 Operation Togo 2 and 3 Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jul 1, 1945 Second Guangxi Campaign Period: Aug 1, 1945 to Sep 1, 1945 Operation August Storm