3rd Battle of Changsha
1942-01. THE CHINESE VICTORY AT CHANGSHA. AT CHANGSHA A CHINESE SOLDIER MOUNTS HIS SUBMACHINE GUN. HE IS ONE OF THE GROUND STAFF. THE PLANE IS A PART OF A NETHERLANDS FIGHTER SQUADRON IN MALAYA.
IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, May 1944.
IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, September 1939
Surrender Leaflet Distributed by the Japanese Army during the Third Battle of Changsha, housed at Changsha Museum
Tomb of Liu Ruqing in Yueyang, Hunan, China. Liu Ruqing was counter-Japanese martyrs.
Historical Overview
The Third Battle of Changsha was the first major offensive in China by Imperial Japanese forces following the Japanese attack on the Western Allies and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Japan's third of four attempts to capture the Chinese city of Changsha. It was conducted with the purpose of severing Chinese lines of communication with British Hong Kong, and seizing control of Changsha's food production.
Quick Facts
Rep. of China
- Commander: Xue Yue
- Strength: ca. 300.000
- Casualties: ca. 28.000
Empire of Japan
- Commander: Korechika Anami
- Strength: ca. 120.000
- Casualties: ca. 33.000
Strategic Context
Morale boost for China in a global context.
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Historical Locations
Exact location not recorded in historical records