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Military history of Vietnam during World War II

  • Japanese invasion of French IndochinaJapan moved troops into southern Guangxi and Longzhou County in early 1940. Their goal was to seize the eastern branch of the Kunming, Hai Phong Railway at…
  • Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945In 1943, the French administration in Vietnam set a compulsory price ceiling of 1.40 piastres for every 10 kilograms of rice.