Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan

Campaign in Northern and Eastern Henan
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date January – June 1938 Location Henan Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Cheng Qian	Juichi Terauchi
Strength
5 Armies	3 Armies
Casualties and losses
?	?

During the Second Sino-Japanese War the Japanese 1st Army under Lt. General Kiyoshi Katsuki drove the Chinese forces of General Cheng Qian's 1st War Area out of Northern and Eastern Honan until they were stopped by the disastrous 1938 Yellow River flood caused by the diversion of the Yellow River by the Chinese Army into the Chia-lu and Huai Rivers.

Order of battle

Main article: Order of battle for Campaign of Northern and Eastern Henan 1938

Further reading

• 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, pp. 230–235. Map 9-2.