Battle of Shanggao

Battle of Shanggao
Part of Second Sino-Japanese War

Retaking a lost bridge.
Date (1941-03-14) (1941-04-09)March 14 – April 9, 1941
(3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Shanggao county, Jiangxi province, Republic of China
Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Luo Zhuoying Korechika Anami
Units involved
 Republic of China Army

 Imperial Japanese Army

  • Central China Area Army
Strength
Chinese Claim : 94,764 troops, of which approximately 70,000 were involved in combat. Chinese Claim :
65,000 troops in 3 divisions and 1 independent regiment, of which more than 44,000 were involved in combat.
40 armoured cars
150 planes
Casualties and losses
17,719 killed or wounded
2,814 missing
20,533 total		 Japanese claim: ~5,500

Chinese claim:
22,000 killed or wounded
17 captured

The Battle of Shanggao (simplified Chinese: 上高会战; traditional Chinese: 上高會戰; pinyin: Shànggāo Huìzhàn), also called Operation Kinkō (Japanese: 錦江作戦), was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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