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Defense of Hengyang

Defense of Hengyang was a battle fought on 8 August 1944 at Hengyang, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 10th Army, 16,275 men against 11th Army, 110,000+ men.

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Fought8 August 1944
WhereHengyang, People's Republic of China26.890N, 112.570E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China; United States (air support only)againstEmpire of Japan
Part ofSecond Sino-Japanese War1937 to 1945

Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War

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Record

Date8 August 1944
to 8 August 1944
PlaceHengyang, People's Republic of China
26.890N, 112.570E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeJapanese capture of Hengyang
Strength10th Army, 16,275 men11th Army, 110,000+ men
Casualties and lossesJapanese source: Approximately 4,100 abandoned corpses (excluding many bodies buried by the Chinese Army); Approximately 13,300 captured (including wounded and sick); Chinese sources: 10th army's battle report : More than 11,000 killed in action or died from various causes after being wounded; More than 3,000 wounded who had not recovered; Post-war estimate : 7,400 killed in action; 1,000 severely wounded who were killed in hospital; 5,000 captured and tortured to death; 3,000 captured and escapedJapanese source: 19,000 dead and wounded; Chinese sources: 10th army's battle report : More than 25,000 killed or wounded; 43 captured and shot before the capture of Hengyang; Post-war claim : 48,000–60,000 dead and wounded; 3,174 civilian volunteers killed
Commanders
  • Fang Xianjue
Defense of HengyangDefense of HengyangBattle of QingshupingBattle of QingshupingPingxiangZhuzhouYongzhouShaoyangXiangtanChenzhouZixing100 km26.890N, 112.570E
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Defense of Hengyang is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5251446, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hengyang, revision 1379783435, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.