When was Guangzhou under Japanese occupation during World War II?

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Central Guangzhou — Guangzhou Nighttime view of central Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.

Guangzhou fell to Japanese forces in October 1938 and remained under Japanese occupation until 1945.12

While some broader regional records note that southern Guangdong province was occupied from 1939 to 1945, the city of Guangzhou itself was captured earlier, in October 1938, following the Japanese military's rapid initial advances during the Second Sino-Japanese War.312