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Zhanggufeng en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• jäng′go͞o′fŭng′

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張鼓峰 /张鼓峰.

Meanings

1. Synonym of Zaozernaya Hill: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • In August 1938, the Japanese troops fighting at Zhanggufeng sent an emergency message to Tokyo, asking for supplies of antitank ammunition. 1985 November 19 [1985 September 1], Qi Shirong [7871 0013 2837] [齐世荣], “The Position of and Role Played by China's Anti-Japanese War in the World Antifascist War”, in China Report, number 85-022, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing, Red Flag, No 17, 1 September 1985, pp 5-9, translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, page 10:
   • The emperor's words initially shocked Prince Kanin and Itagaki, and the General Staff ordered the Kwantung Army not to initiate any military actions against Soviet forces. However, the Nineteenth Division launched an attack across the border and occupied Zhuanggufeng, until the Russians rolled the incursion back and inflicted considerable casualties on the Japanese side. 2015, Noriko Kawamura, “Crises at Home and Abroad: From the February 26 Incident to the Sino-Japanese War”, in Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 82:
   • Faced with the supreme mission of sweeping Soviet influence from Manchuria and preventing Communism from taking over the Far East, the Japanese Guandong Army had learned from the bitter experience of defeat in clashes at Zhanggufeng in 1938 and Nomohan in 1939 that the might of the Soviet military was not to be trifled with. 2010 March [2008], Iguchi Takeo, “Growing Tensions between Japan and the United States”, in David Noble, transl., Demystifying Pearl Harbor: A New Perspective from Japan (LTCB International Library Selection), number 27, Tokyo: International House of Japan, sourced from Kaisen shinwa, translation of original in Japanese, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 46:

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Synonyms

Zaozernaya Hill