Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. Japanese Naval Landing Force troops of the 15th Defense/Guard Unit prepare to storm a building where Chinese troops have fortified themselves, northeast Hainan Island, circa 1942. The Imperial Japanese Army and Navy launched a joint capture operation of Hainan Island in February 1939, with the latter remaining garrisoned on the island and participating in a series of cleanup operations against local resistance until the conclusion of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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