Historians confirm a key combat date in war

The local history office in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, confirmed on Tuesday the date of the Soviet Volunteer Group's first combat in China during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).

According to the office, the combat took place on Nov 22, 1937, which differs from some previous Chinese and Soviet historical material.

Hu Zhuoran, a researcher at the office, said the date was confirmed after it scrutinized material from China, the United States, Japan and countries from the former Soviet Union.