Battle of Xinkou

Battle of Xinkou
Part of the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the interwar period

Chinese troops marching to defend Xinkou mountain passes
Date (1937-10-11) (1937-11-05)October 11 – November 5, 1937
(3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Niangzi Pass and Taiyuan city in the Republic of China
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents

China

Japan
Commanders and leaders
Yan Xishan
Yang Aiyuan
Wei Lihuang
Zhu De
Fu Zuoyi
Li Mo'an
Hao Mengling †		 Itagaki Seishiro
Strength
280,000 in 52 divisions 140,000 in 4 divisions
350+ artillery guns
150+ tanks
300 aircraft
Casualties and losses

Western Claim: 100,000 dead, injured or missing

Chinese Claim:
Battle of Xinkou:

  • According to the 'history of the Anti-Japanese War': 55,094 killed, wounded, or missing
  • According to the statistical table of the Second Military Front: 33,264 killed, wounded, or missing

Battle of Niangziguan:

  • According to the 'history of the Anti-Japanese War': 28,516 killed, wounded, or missing
  • According to the statistical table of the Second Military Front: approximately 27,043 casualties
 Western Claim:
20,000 killed
Tens of thousands more wounded
Dozens of tanks and 24+ planes

Battle of Xinkou:
Chinese Claim: 21,000 casualties
Japanese Claim: 6,245 casualties

Battle of Niangziguan:
Chinese Claim: 3,520 casualties
Japanese Claim: approximately 2,400 casualties

The Battle of Xinkou (simplified Chinese: 忻口会战; traditional Chinese: 忻口會戰; pinyin: Xīnkǒu Huìzhàn) was a decisive engagement of the Taiyuan Campaign, the second of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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