The “July 7th Incident” under the lens of Japanese military reporters

Under the camera of Japanese army accompanying journalists; July 7th Incident” Live photos

“ July 7th Incident”, Also known as the Lugouqiao Incident, it was the night of July 7, 1937, when the Japanese army was exercising near the Lugouqiao Bridge in the southwest of Peiping, on the pretext of a soldier; Missing”, The request to enter Wanping County for search was sternly refused by the 29th Army of the Chinese garrison. The Japanese troops then opened fire on the Chinese defenders and shelled Wanping City. The 29th Army rose up to fight. The July 7th Incident was the beginning of the all-around war of aggression against China by Japanese imperialism and the starting point of the all-around war of resistance by the Chinese nation

日军随军记者镜头下的“七七事变”实拍照片

“七七事变”，又称卢沟桥事变，是1937年7月7日夜，日军在北平西南卢沟桥附近演习时，借口一名士兵“失踪”，要求进入宛平县城搜查，遭到中国守军第29军严辞拒绝。日军遂向中国守军开枪射击，又炮轰宛平城。第29军奋起抗战。七七事变是日本帝国主义全面侵华战争的开始，也是中华民族进行全面抗战的起点。

这副图里面的机枪为日本92式轻机枪