Eighth Route Army: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Eighteenth Army Group
Date	1937 - 1945
Areas Of Involvement	communism
Related People	Zhu De • Ye Jianying

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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