Battle of Changsha (1941)

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	September 6 – October 8, 1941; (1 month and 2 days)
Location	Changsha, Republic of China
Result	Chinese victory
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	120,000 troops; 46 battalions; 326 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,684 killed and missing; 5,184 wounded

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.

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.

28°12′00″N 112°58′01″E / 28.2000°N 112.9670°E / 28.2000; 112.9670

[JM-179-1] Japanese Monograph No. 179, Central China Area Operations Record 1937-1941 pp. 265

[2] 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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