Battle of Changsha (1941) explained

Conflict:Battle of Changsha (1941)
Partof:the Second Sino-Japanese War
Place:Changsha, Republic of China
Result:Chinese victory
Commander1: Xue Yue
Commander2: Korechika Anami
Units2:
Strength1:300,000
30 divisions
631 artillery pieces[1]
Strength2:120,000 troops
46 battalions
326 artillery pieces
Casualties1:Ninth War Zone : 70,019 killed, wounded, or missing.[2]
Sixth War Zone : 21,542 killed, wounded, or missing,[3]
Total:
91,561 killed, wounded or missing
Casualties2:1,684 killed and missing
5,184 wounded[4]

The (Second) Battle of Changsha (6 September – 8 October 1941;) 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/Monos/pdfs/JM-179/JM-179.pdf Japanese Monograph No. 179, Central China Area Operations Record 1937-1941
  2. Book: 2012 . 抗日战争湖南战场史料(二) . 243.
  3. 國史館檔案史料文物查詢系統,陳誠電蔣中正何應欽第六戰區襄西攻勢作戰各部隊人員傷亡報告,典藏號:002-090200-00071-042 https://ahonline.drnh.gov.tw/index.php?act=Display/image/5056673yZy-Z4Q#71L
  4. http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/Monos/pdfs/JM-179/JM-179.pdf Japanese Monograph No. 179, Central China Area Operations Record 1937-1941