Battle of Changsha (1941)

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The (Second) 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.

Battle of Changsha (1941)
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War

A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun across the Miluo river in September 1941
Date (1941-09-06) (1941-10-08)September 6 – October 8, 1941
(1 month and 2 days)
Location
Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
 Republic of China  Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Xue Yue Empire of Japan 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
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
1,684 killed and missing
5,184 wounded[1]

The Japanese were repulsed again, and the battle ended with a Chinese victory.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Japanese Monograph No. 179, Central China Area Operations Record 1937-1941 pp. 265
  2. ^ 抗日战争湖南战场史料(二). 2012. p. 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 [1]

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