Battle of Taierzhuang
Chinese soldiers in house-to-house fighting in the Battle of Tai'erzhuang
1938年，中国军队攻入台儿庄，与日军展开巷战。
Brick wall with bullet holes left during Battle of Taierzhuang displayed at the National Museum of China.
![A Chinese infantry soldier during the Battle of Taierzhuang putting on a explosive suicide vest made out of Model 24 hand grenades to use in a suicide bombing against a Japanese tank.
Due to lack of anti-armor weaponry, Suicide bombing was also used against the Japanese. Chinese troops strapped explosives like grenade packs or dynamite to their bodies and threw themselves under Japanese tanks to blow them up.[1] Dynamite and grenades were strapped on by Chinese troops who rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up.[2][3][4][5][6] During one incident at Taierzhuang, Chinese suicide bombers obliterated four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles.[7][8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Chinese_infantry_soldier_preparing_a_suicide_vest_of_Model_24_hand_grenades_at_the_Battle_of_Taierzhuang_against_Japanese_Tanks.jpg)
A Chinese infantry soldier during the Battle of Taierzhuang putting on a explosive suicide vest made out of Model 24 hand grenades to use in a suicide bombing against a Japanese tank. Due to lack of anti-armor weaponry, Suicide bombing was also used against the Japanese. Chinese troops strapped explosives like grenade packs or dynamite to their bodies and threw themselves under Japanese tanks to blow them up.[1] Dynamite and grenades were strapped on by Chinese troops who rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up.[2][3][4][5][6] During one incident at Taierzhuang, Chinese suicide bombers obliterated four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles.[7][8]
General Li Zongren/Li Tsung-jen at Tai'erzhuang/Taierhchwang
Chinese soldiers charge against enemy emplacements in the Battle of Tai'erzhuang
Chinese soldiers take cover near wrecked Japanese trucks near Taierzhuang, a dead horse is visible in the foreground.
台儿庄会战形势图
Historical Overview
The Battle of Taierzhuang took place during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938. It was fought between the armies of the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan at the peak of the Xuzhou Campaign. The battle was the war's first major Chinese victory. The battle was a setback for the Japanese military and its reputation as an invincible force. For Chinese forces, it was a tremendous morale boost.
Quick Facts
Rep. of China
- Commander: Li Zongren
- Strength: ca. 100.000
- Casualties: ca. 13.000
Empire of Japan
- Commander: Rensuke Isogai
- Strength: ca. 30.000
- Casualties: ca. 8.000
Strategic Context
Breaking the myth of Jap. invincibility.
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