Faeelin
Banned
An odd thought. German training, investment in China, etc. was crucial to Chiang's decision to declare war on Japan after the Marco Polo Incident in 1937. German training may or may not have helped Chiang's forces defeat the Communists in 1936 as well.
This suggests that without German aid, Chiang would have been much less willing to respond as he did to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and the Japanese would have walked off with some more of Northern China. This, in turn, would have precipitated a crisis in the GMD, possibly leading to Chiang's fall. Certainly the Guangxi Clique, in southern China, would refuse to obey him anymore.
By 1939, the Japanese have effectively secured all of China, dividing it into various puppet states.
Thoughts?
This suggests that without German aid, Chiang would have been much less willing to respond as he did to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and the Japanese would have walked off with some more of Northern China. This, in turn, would have precipitated a crisis in the GMD, possibly leading to Chiang's fall. Certainly the Guangxi Clique, in southern China, would refuse to obey him anymore.
By 1939, the Japanese have effectively secured all of China, dividing it into various puppet states.
Thoughts?