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The '''Battle of Shanggao''' ({{zh|t=上高會戰|s=上高会战|p=Shànggāo Huìzhàn}}), also called '''Operation Kinkō''' ({{lang-ja|錦江作戦}}), was one of the 22 major engagements between the [[National Revolutionary Army]] and [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].<ref>{{cite book | author=児島襄(Noboru Kojima)| script-title=ja:日中戦争 〈5〉|trans-title="Sino-Japanese War 5"| edition=Paperback | publisher=文藝春秋 | year=1988| pages=311-312 | isbn=978-4167141332|language=ja}}</ref>
| conflict = Battle of Shanggao
| partof = [[Second Sino-Japanese war]]
| image = Shanggao bridge.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Retaking a lost bridge.
| date = 14 March – 9 April 1941
| place = [[Shanggao]], [[Jiangxi]]
| result = Chinese victory<ref name=autogenerated1/>
* Japanese offensive repelled<ref name=autogenerated1/>
| combatant1 = {{flag|Republic of China (1912-49)|name=Republic of China}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Empire of Japan}}
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912-49)|army}} [[Luo Zhuoying]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Korechika Anami]]
| units1 = {{army|Republic of China (1912-49)}}
| units2 = {{army|Empire of Japan}}
*Central China Area Army
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = 65,000 troops in 3 [[division (military)|division]]s and 1 independent [[regiment]]<br>40 armoured cars<br>150 planes<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.huaxia.com/js/zzhg/2008/00744727.html 上高会战——痛歼日寇彪炳史册<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{zh}}</ref>
| casualties1 = 20,533<ref name=autogenerated1 />
| casualties2 = Japanese claim: ~5,500<ref>{{cite book | author=児島襄(Noboru Kojima)| script-title=ja:日中戦争 〈5〉|trans-title="Sino-Japanese War 5"| edition=Paperback | publisher=文藝春秋 | year=1988| pages=311-312 | isbn=978-4167141332|language=ja}}</ref><br><br>Chinese claim:<br>16,000 killed<ref name=military>{{Cite web | url=http://military.china.com/zh_cn/dljl/krzz/01/11044207/20081215/15236231_3.html |script-title=zh:惨烈的上高之战:国军王牌74军痛歼两万日寇(4) | trans-title=Ferocious Battle at Shanggao| language=zh}}</ref><br>6,000 wounded<br>Total: 22,000 killed and wounded<ref name=autogenerated1 />

| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Second Sino-Japanese War}}
}}

The '''Battle of Shanggao''' ({{zh|t=上高會戰|s=上高会战|p=Shànggāo Huìzhàn}}), also called '''Operation Kinkō''' ({{lang-ja|錦江作戦}}), was one of the 22 major engagements between the [[National Revolutionary Army]] and [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:39, 6 January 2020

Battle of Shanggao
Part of Second Sino-Japanese war

Retaking a lost bridge.
Date14 March – 9 April 1941
Location
Result

Chinese victory[1]

  • Japanese offensive repelled[1]
Belligerents
 Republic of China  Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Luo Zhuoying Empire of Japan Korechika Anami
Units involved
 Republic of China Army

 Imperial Japanese Army

  • Central China Area Army
Strength
Unknown 65,000 troops in 3 divisions and 1 independent regiment
40 armoured cars
150 planes[1]
Casualties and losses
20,533[1] Japanese claim: ~5,500[2]

Chinese claim:
16,000 killed[3]
6,000 wounded
Total: 22,000 killed and wounded[1]

The Battle of Shanggao (simplified Chinese: 上高会战; traditional Chinese: 上高會戰; pinyin: Shànggāo Huìzhàn), also called Operation Kinkō (Template:Lang-ja), was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 上高会战——痛歼日寇彪炳史册
  2. ^ 児島襄(Noboru Kojima) (1988). 日中戦争 〈5〉 ["Sino-Japanese War 5"] (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.). 文藝春秋. pp. 311–312. ISBN 978-4167141332.
  3. ^ 惨烈的上高之战:国军王牌74军痛歼两万日寇(4) [Ferocious Battle at Shanggao] (in Chinese).

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