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1st Battle of Changsha

1939 • Hunan
IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, September 1939

IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, September 1939

Author: Imperial Japanese ArmyLicense:PD
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​IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, May 1944.

​IJA soldiers during the battle of Changsha, May 1944.

Author: Imperial Japanese ArmyLicense:PD
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Surrender Leaflet Distributed by the Japanese Army during the Third Battle of Changsha, housed at Changsha Museum

Surrender Leaflet Distributed by the Japanese Army during the Third Battle of Changsha, housed at Changsha Museum

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Tomb of Liu Ruqing in Yueyang, Hunan, China. Liu Ruqing was counter-Japanese martyrs.

Tomb of Liu Ruqing in Yueyang, Hunan, China. Liu Ruqing was counter-Japanese martyrs.

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Historical Overview

The First Battle of Changsha was the first of four attempts by Japan to take the city of Changsha, Hunan, during the second Sino-Japanese War. Coming two weeks after Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, it was the first major battle of the war to fall within the time frame of what is widely considered World War II.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Chin. victory.

Rep. of China

  • Commander: Xue Yue
  • Strength: ca. 240.000
  • Casualties: ca. 30.000

Empire of Japan

  • Commander: Yasuji Okamura
  • Strength: ca. 100.000
  • Casualties: ca. 7.000

Strategic Context

Protecting the rice granary of China.

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