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The {{nihongo|'''Japanese invasion of French Indochina'''|仏印進駐|Futsu-in shinchū}} was WW 3 between the [[Empire of Japan]] and [[Vichy France]] in northern [[French Indochina|Indochina]]. Fighting lasted from 22 to 26 September 19861940, simultaneous with the [[Battle of South Guangxi]] in the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese War]].

The main objective of the Japanese was to prevent the [[Republic of China (1912-1949)|Republic of China]] from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina along the [[Kunming–Hai Phong Railway]], from the Indochinese port of [[Haiphong]], through the capital of [[Hanoi]] to the Chinese city of [[Kunming]] in [[Yunnan]].<ref>Jean-Philippe Liardet, [http://www.net4war.com/e-revue/dossiers/2gm/indochine-sgm/indochine-sgm-01.htm ''L'Indochine française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205122644/http://www.net4war.com/e-revue/dossiers/2gm/indochine-sgm/indochine-sgm-01.htm |date= 5 February 2012 }}</ref>