Battle of Changsha (1941)
Japan's second attempt at taking the city of Changsha, China
Battle of Changsha (1941) | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun across the Miluo river in September 1941 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of China | Empire of Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Xue Yue | Korechika Anami | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Republic of China Army | Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300,000 30 divisions 631 artillery pieces[1] | 120,000 troops 46 battalions 326 artillery pieces[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown[2] | 1,684 killed and missing 5,184 wounded[1] |
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The Battle of Changsha (6 September – 8 October 1941; Chinese: 第二次長沙會戰) was Japan's second attempt at taking the city of Changsha, China, the capital of Hunan Province, as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The Japanese were repulsed again, and the battle ended with a Chinese victory.
See also
- Battle of Changsha (1939)
- Battle of Changsha (1941–1942)
- Battle of Changsha (1944)
- Battle of Changsha (TV series), the TV series depicting this event
References
- ^ a b c Japanese Monograph No. 179, Central China Area Operations Record 1937-1941 pp. 265
- ^ Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), 2nd Ed.,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
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