Battle of South Shanxi

Battle of South Shanxi
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War

A map of the battle
Date (1941-05-07) (1941-05-27)May 7–27, 1941
(2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Southern part of Shanxi province in the Republic of China
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Wei Lihuang Hayao Tada
Units involved
National Revolutionary Army Japanese North China Area Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Strength
180,000 troops in 8 armies 100,000 troops in 6 divisions, 3 brigades
Casualties and losses
According to commander-in-chief Wei Lihuang's report on 5th September 1941 : 25,066 killed or wounded and 21,611 missing
According to the history of the Anti-Japanese War (based on reports from each unit in June and July) : 75,600 killed, wounded, or missing

Japanese claim : 42,000 killed and 35,000 captured

According to Japanese interrogations of Chinese POWs : 12,672 prisoners
Chinese claim : 39,600 casualties

Japanese claim : 673 killed and 2,292 wounded

The Battle of South Shanxi , also known as the Battle of Jinnan (Chinese: 晉南战役) and Zhongtiao Mountains campaign (Chinese: 中條山會戰) by the Chinese and as the Chungyuan Operation by the Japanese, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).