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.