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Battle of Shanggao

Battle of Shanggao was a battle fought on 14 March 1941 at Shanggao County, in what is now China; it lasted 26 days. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Chinese victory.

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Retaking a bridge during the Battle of Shanggao.
Retaking a bridge during the Battle of Shanggao.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 March 1941lasted 26 days
WhereShanggao County, China28.183N, 114.883E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China (1912-49)againstEmpire of Japan
Part ofSecond Sino-Japanese War1937 to 1945

Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War

Defense of Harbin, 1932Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932Battle of Nanking, 1937Siege of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Luodian, 1937Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937Battle of Nankou, 1937Battle of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Wusong, 1937Battle of Taiyuan, 1937Battle of Datong, 1937Battle of Jining, 1937Battle of Xinkou, 1937Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937Defense of Linyi, 1938Siege of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938Defense of Teng County, 1938Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938Battle of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Changsha, 1939Battle of Nanchang, 1939Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939Battle of South Guangxi, 1939Battle of Baotou, 1939Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940Battle of Wuyuan, 1940Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Battle of South Henan, 1941Battle of Shanggao, 1941Battle of South Shanxi, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1942Battle of Tachiao, 1942Battle of Oktwin, 1942Battle of Toungoo, 1942Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942Battle of Lashio, 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942Battle of West Hubei, 1943Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943Battle of Changde, 1943Battle of Dushan, 1944Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Changsha, 1944Defense of Hengyang, 1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944Battle of West Hunan, 194519321945Battle of Shanggao, 1941
58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 March 1941
to 9 April 1941
PlaceShanggao County, China
28.183N, 114.883E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthChinese Claim : 94,764 troops, of which approximately 70,000 were involved in combat.Chinese Claim : 65,000 troops in 3 divisions and 1 independent regiment, of which more than 44,000 were involved in combat.; 40 armoured cars; 150 planes
Casualties and losses17,719 killed or wounded; 2,814 missing; 20,533 totalJapanese claim: ~5,500; Chinese claim: 22,000 killed or wounded; 17 captured
Commanders
  • Luo Zhuoying
  • Korechika Anami
Battle of ShanggaoBattle of ShanggaoBattle of AnyiBattle of NanchangBattle of Xiushui RiverBattle of Lake PoyangBattle of ChangshaBattle of AnyiBattle of NanchangBattle of Xiushui RiverBattle of Lake PoyangBattle of ChangshaPingxiangZhuzhouYichunXinyuJianLinchuan100 km28.183N, 114.883E
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Battle of Shanggao 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 Q709830, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shanggao, revision 1370589143, 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.