War · September 18, 1931

Mukden incident

Name: Mukden incident
Start: 1931-09-18
Location: Shenyang, Republic of China

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The Mukden incident was a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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