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Battle of Changsha (1941)
Japan's second attempt at taking the city of Changsha, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the offensive beginning 24 December 1941, see Battle of Changsha (1941–1942).
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.
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
![]() A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun across the Miluo river in September 1941 | |||||||
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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] |
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The Japanese were repulsed again, and the battle ended with a Chinese victory.