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Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign

1942 Zhejiang

Soldiers of JIA 13th Army during the Zhejiang-Jiangxi operation, 30 May 1942. At Jīnhuá, Zhèjiāng Province, China.

Soldiers of JIA 13th Army during the Zhejiang-Jiangxi operation, 30 May 1942. At Jīnhuá, Zhèjiāng Province, China.

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Historical Overview

The Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign or the Chekiang–Kiangsi campaign, also known as Operation Sei-go, was a campaign by the China Expeditionary Army of the Imperial Japanese Army under Shunroku Hata and Chinese 3rd War Area forces under Gu Zhutong in Chinese provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi from mid May to early September 1942.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Jap. victory.

Empire of Japan

  • Commander: Shunroku Hata
  • Strength: ca. 180.000
  • Casualties: unbekannt

Rep. of China

  • Commander: Gu Zhutong
  • Strength: ca. 300.000
  • Casualties: ca. 70.000

Strategic Context

Destroying airfields that could threaten Japan.

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