Jinzhou (Chinese: 錦州) was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. On December 1, 1934, Jinzhou was established after it was split from Fengtian. On August 20, 1945, Jinzhou was disestablished after the dissolution of Manchukuo in the Soviet–Japanese War.LTC David M. Glantz, "August Storm: The Soviet 1945 Strategic Offensive in Manchuria". Leavenworth Papers No. 7, Combat Studies Institute, February 1983, Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
Jinzhou was mostly Chinese with Korean minorities within it too. Many Japanese settlers migrated to the area, during which many human rights abuses were committed.LTC David M. Glantz, "August Storm: The Soviet 1945 Strategic Offensive in Manchuria" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Leavenworth Papers No. 7, Combat Studies Institute, February 1983, Fort Leavenworth Kansas. It was exploited by Japan for its resources and used to launch an invasion of China during the Second Sino–Japanese War.
Administrative divisions Jinzhou City Fuxin City Jinxian Jinxi County Xingcheng County Suizhong County Yixian Beizhen County Panshan County Tai'an County Heishan County Zhangwu County Tumote Right Banner Tumut Zhongqi Tumote Zuoqi
Governors Sir Xu Shou : December 1, 1934 – July 1, 1937 Wang Zidong : July 1, 1937 – July 28, 1938 Jiang Enzhi : July 28, 1938 – October 11, 1941 Wang Duanrui : October 11, 1941 – August 20, 1945Ikuhiko Hata, "Institutions, Organizations, and Personnel of World Countries: 1840-2000", University of Tokyo Press, 2001.
See also List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo
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