Battle of Changsha (1941–1942)
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The third Battle of Changsha (24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942; Chinese: 第三次長沙會戰) was the first major offensive in China by Imperial Japanese forces following the Japanese attack on the Western Allies and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The offensive resulted in failure for the Japanese, as Chinese forces were able to lure them into a trap and encircle them. After suffering heavy casualties, Japanese forces were forced to carry out a general retreat.[1]
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Battle of Changsha (1941–1942) | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
A Chinese soldier mounts his ZB vz. 26 light machine gun at Changsha, January 1942. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of China | Empire of Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Xue Yue | Korechika Anami | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
National Revolutionary Army 9 armies - 20+ divisions |
Imperial Japanese Navy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300,000 soldiers |
120,000 soldiers[1] 600 pieces of artillery[1] 200 aircraft[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Japanese claim: 28,612 killed 1,065 captured |
Japanese claim: 33,941 killed 23,003 wounded [2] |
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