Battle of Changsha (1941)
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Battle of Changsha (1941) | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
300,000 30 divisions 631 artillery pieces[1] |
120,000 troops 46 battalions 326 artillery pieces[1] | ||||||
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Unknown[2] |
1,684 killed and missing 5,184 wounded[1] |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.