Events preceding World War II in Asia
This article is concerned with the events that preceded World War II in Asia.
Chinese soldiers poorly armed.
The Mukden incident was a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria.
Japanese troops entering Shenyang during the Mukden incident
Renault FT tanks captured by the Japanese after the September 18th incident, September 19, 1931.
Japanese soldiers of 29th Regiment on the Mukden West Gate
Japanese experts inspect the "sabotaged" South Manchurian Railway.