Battle of Changsha (1944)
Japanese invasion of Hunan, China during the Second Sino-Japanese War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Changsha of 1944 (also known as the Battle of Hengyang or Campaign of Changsha-Hengyang; Chinese: 長衡會戰) was an invasion of the Chinese province of Hunan by Japanese troops near the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War. As such, it encompasses three separate conflicts: an invasion of the city of Changsha and two invasions of Hengyang.
Battle of Changsha (1944) | |||||||
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Part of Operation Ichi-Go, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
Chinese Army in the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
China | Empire of Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Xue Yue Fang Xianjue |
Isamu Yokoyama Yasuji Okamura | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Japanese military transferred the bulk of their troops from the Japanese homeland and Manchuria as part of Operation "Ichi-Go" or "Tairiku Datsu Sakusen" which roughly translates as 'Operation to Break through the Continent'. This was an attempt to establish a land and rail corridor from the Japanese occupied territories of Manchuria, Northern and Central China and Korea and those in South East Asia.