Battle of Changsha (1941) | |||||||
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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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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[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 About 60% of the Japanese infantrymen who participated in the battle suffered casualties(According to Japanese records)[4]. 65th Infantry Regiment suffer serious casualties(Based on the military history compiled by Japanese war veterans after the war)[5] 2nd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment Suffered irreparable losses of nearly 400 people(Calculated based on the number of additional soldiers)[6] |
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.
The Japanese were repulsed again, and the battle ended with a Chinese victory.