Battle of South Shanxi

Battle of South Shanxi
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War

A map of the battle
Date7–27 May 1941
LocationSouth Shanxi
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Taiwan National Revolutionary Army, China Japan North China Front Army, Imperial Japanese Army, Japan
Commanders and leaders
Taiwan He Yingqin (何應欽) Japan Hayao Tada
Strength
180,000 troops in 8 armies 100,000 troops in 6 divisions, 3 brigades
Casualties and losses
more than 100,000 troops more than 20,000 troops
  • Major engagements in bold
Began in 1931–37
Began in 1937–39
Began in 1940–42
Began in 1943–45
Others

The Battle of South Shanxi (simplified Chinese: 晋南会战; traditional Chinese: 晉南會戰; pinyin: Jìn Nán Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Jinnan and Zhongtiao Mountains Campaign (中条山战役) by the Chinese and as the Chungyuan Operation by the Japanese, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

Order of battle

Chinese

1st War Area - Wei Li-huang(???)

Notes:

Sources:

Japanese

North China Front Army - Major General Hayao Tada (Early May 1941)

Airforces:[3]

1st Hikodan

3rd Hikodan

Notes: During the Chungyuan Operation the 1st Hikodan at Ani airfield supported the ground operations of the 1st Army, while the 3rd Hikodan supported the operations of the 21st and 35th Divisions. [3]

Sources:

http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm

Coordinates: 38°00′00″N 112°00′00″E / 38.0000°N 112.0000°E / 38.0000; 112.0000

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