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{{Short description|1937 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War}} |
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| date = {{Date range and age in years, months, weeks and days|1937|9|1|1937|11|9}} |
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| place = [[Taiyuan]], [[North China Plain]], [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]] |
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| result = Japanese victory |
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The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the '''Battle of Taiyuan'''<ref> |
The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the '''Battle of Taiyuan'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/937JIAB.PDF |title=Japanese Forces Battle of Taiyan September through November 1937 |access-date=2016-06-14 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/937JIAB.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a major battle fought in 1937 between China and Japan named for [[Taiyuan]] (the capital of [[Shanxi]] province), which lay in the [[NRA Military Region|2nd Military Region]]. The battle concluded in a victory for Japan over the [[National Revolutionary Army]] (NRA), including part of [[Suiyuan]], most of [[Shanxi]] and the NRA arsenal at Taiyuan, and effectively ended large-scale organized resistance in the [[North China]] area. |
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Japanese forces included the [[Japanese Northern China Area Army]] under [[Hisaichi Terauchi]], elements of the [[Kwantung Army]], and elements of the [[Inner Mongolian Army]] led by [[Demchugdongrub]]. Chinese forces were commanded by [[Yan Xishan]] (warlord of Shanxi), [[Wei Lihuang]] (14th Army Group), and [[Fu Zuoyi]] (7th Army Group), as well as [[Zhu De]] who led the [[Eighth Route Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (under the [[Second United Front]] alliance). |
Japanese forces included the [[Japanese Northern China Area Army]] under [[Hisaichi Terauchi]], elements of the [[Kwantung Army]], and elements of the [[Inner Mongolian Army]] led by [[Demchugdongrub]]. Chinese forces were commanded by [[Yan Xishan]] (warlord of Shanxi), [[Wei Lihuang]] (14th Army Group), and [[Fu Zuoyi]] (7th Army Group), as well as [[Zhu De]] who led the [[Eighth Route Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (under the [[Second United Front]] alliance). |
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Occupation of the territories gave the Japanese access to coal from [[Datong]] in northern Shanxi, but also exposed them to attacks by the guerrilla forces of the Nationalist army including the [[Eighth Route Army]], tying down many Japanese troops which could have been diverted to other campaigns. |
Occupation of the territories gave the Japanese access to coal from [[Datong]] in northern Shanxi, but also exposed them to attacks by the guerrilla forces of the Nationalist army including the [[Eighth Route Army]], tying down many Japanese troops which could have been diverted to other campaigns. |
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The battle was marked by fierce [[Urban warfare|urban combat]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Douglas Robertsonwireless To the New York |date=1937-11-09 |title=FORCES AT TAIYUAN IN DEADLY COMBAT; Chinese Hold Two-Thirds of Shansi Capital and Battle Fiercely Against Downfall CIVILIAN TRAIN IS BOMBED 200 Killed or Wounded When Japanese Attack From Air on Tientsin-Pukow Line Chinese Resistance Irks Claim Third of Taiyuan Train Bombed, 200 Casualties |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/09/archives/forces-at-taiyuan-in-deadly-combat-chinese-hold-twothirds-of-shansi.html |access-date=2024-02-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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==Chronology== |
==Chronology== |
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On September 21, 1937, Major Hiroshi Miwa, commander of the 1st Daitai, 16th Hiko Rentai of the [[Imperial Japanese Army Air Service|IJAAF]], who was a former-hired military flight instructor for [[Zhang Xueliang]]'s [[Fengtian army]] air corps and well known in the Chinese military aviation circles of the time, led 7 [[Kawasaki Ki-10]] fighters on an escort mission for 14 [[Mitsubishi Ki-2]] bombers to attack the city of [[Taiyuan]], encountered [[Republic of China Air Force|Chinese Air Force]] [[Vought O2U Corsair|V-65C Corsairs]] and [[Curtiss F11C Goshawk|Curtiss Hawk II]]s, shooting down several, however Major Miwa himself was shot down and killed over Taiyuan in a duel with Captain Chan Kee-Wong, commander of the 28th PS, 5th PG whilst flying a Curtiss Hawk II. |
On September 21, 1937, Major Hiroshi Miwa, commander of the 1st Daitai, 16th Hiko Rentai of the [[Imperial Japanese Army Air Service|IJAAF]], who was a former-hired military flight instructor for [[Zhang Xueliang]]'s [[Fengtian army]] air corps and well known in the Chinese military aviation circles of the time, led 7 [[Kawasaki Ki-10]] fighters on an escort mission for 14 [[Mitsubishi Ki-2]] bombers to attack the city of [[Taiyuan]], encountered [[Republic of China Air Force|Chinese Air Force]] [[Vought O2U Corsair|V-65C Corsairs]] and [[Curtiss F11C Goshawk|Curtiss Hawk II]]s, shooting down several, however Major Miwa himself was shot down and killed over Taiyuan in a duel with Captain Chan Kee-Wong, commander of the 28th PS, 5th PG whilst flying a Curtiss Hawk II. |
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[[Yan Xishan]] also sent troops to reinforce [[Shijiazhuang]], but that caused a lack of personnel to defend the [[North China]] area, allowing the Japanese army to break through in the north forcing the Chinese to fall back to a new line at |
[[Yan Xishan]] also sent troops to reinforce [[Shijiazhuang]], but that caused a lack of personnel to defend the [[North China]] area, allowing the Japanese army to break through in the north forcing the Chinese to fall back to a new line at Xinkou, Shanxi. Fighting continued in October in the [[Battle of Xinkou]] until the Japanese outflanked Niangziguan in late October, compromising the Chinese defense resulting in the fall of Taiyuan. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Battle of Taiyuan | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Yan Xishan Yang Aiyuan Wei Lihuang Zhu De Fu Zuoyi |
 Isogai Rensuke Itagaki Seishiro Demchugdongrub | ||||||
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| 6 Army Groups, ~280,000 men | 5 divisions, ~140,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 129,737 | ~30,000 | ||||||
The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the Battle of Taiyuan[1] was a major battle fought in 1937 between China and Japan named for Taiyuan (the capital of Shanxi province), which lay in the 2nd Military Region. The battle concluded in a victory for Japan over the National Revolutionary Army (NRA), including part of Suiyuan, most of Shanxi and the NRA arsenal at Taiyuan, and effectively ended large-scale organized resistance in the North China area.
Japanese forces included the Japanese Northern China Area Army under Hisaichi Terauchi, elements of the Kwantung Army, and elements of the Inner Mongolian Army led by Demchugdongrub. Chinese forces were commanded by Yan Xishan (warlord of Shanxi), Wei Lihuang (14th Army Group), and Fu Zuoyi (7th Army Group), as well as Zhu De who led the Eighth Route Army of the Chinese Communist Party (under the Second United Front alliance).
Occupation of the territories gave the Japanese access to coal from Datong in northern Shanxi, but also exposed them to attacks by the guerrilla forces of the Nationalist army including the Eighth Route Army, tying down many Japanese troops which could have been diverted to other campaigns.
The battle was marked by fierce urban combat.[2]
Chronology
[edit]In September 1937, Hideki Tojo sent the Japanese army stationed in Chahar to invade Shanxi in order to exploit its resources. The city of Datong fell, and the NRA was forced to go on the defensive, and concentrated their troops along the Great Wall in battles at places like Pingxingguan and to the east at Niangziguan.
On September 21, 1937, Major Hiroshi Miwa, commander of the 1st Daitai, 16th Hiko Rentai of the IJAAF, who was a former-hired military flight instructor for Zhang Xueliang's Fengtian army air corps and well known in the Chinese military aviation circles of the time, led 7 Kawasaki Ki-10 fighters on an escort mission for 14 Mitsubishi Ki-2 bombers to attack the city of Taiyuan, encountered Chinese Air Force V-65C Corsairs and Curtiss Hawk IIs, shooting down several, however Major Miwa himself was shot down and killed over Taiyuan in a duel with Captain Chan Kee-Wong, commander of the 28th PS, 5th PG whilst flying a Curtiss Hawk II.
Yan Xishan also sent troops to reinforce Shijiazhuang, but that caused a lack of personnel to defend the North China area, allowing the Japanese army to break through in the north forcing the Chinese to fall back to a new line at Xinkou, Shanxi. Fighting continued in October in the Battle of Xinkou until the Japanese outflanked Niangziguan in late October, compromising the Chinese defense resulting in the fall of Taiyuan.
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 195–200, Map 6
37°51′00″N 112°33′00″E / 37.8500°N 112.5500°E
References
[edit]- ^ "Japanese Forces Battle of Taiyan September through November 1937" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ Times, Douglas Robertsonwireless To the New York (1937-11-09). "FORCES AT TAIYUAN IN DEADLY COMBAT; Chinese Hold Two-Thirds of Shansi Capital and Battle Fiercely Against Downfall CIVILIAN TRAIN IS BOMBED 200 Killed or Wounded When Japanese Attack From Air on Tientsin-Pukow Line Chinese Resistance Irks Claim Third of Taiyuan Train Bombed, 200 Casualties". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-25.