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Battle of South Henan

Battle of South Henan was a battle fought on 30 January 1941 in what is now China; it lasted 30 days. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Both sides claimed victory.

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Fought30 January 1941lasted 30 days
WhereChina33.833N, 113.500E
OutcomeBoth sides claimed victory.
BelligerentsRepublic of ChinaagainstEmpire 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 South Henan, 1941
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Record

Date30 January 1941
to 1 March 1941
PlaceChina
33.833N, 113.500E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength5th War Area: 2nd, 31st, 33rd Army Groups, 2nd Army, 36th Corps, 15th Separate Brigade, 14th Artillery Regiment, 4th Separate Engineer Battalion11th Army: 3rd, 4th, 15th, 17th, 39th, 40th Divisions, 18th Independent Mixed Brigade, 3 Tank Regiments, 1 Separate Heavy Artillery Regiment, 100 Planes; North China Area Army: 35th Division (centered on the 4th Cavalry Brigade)
Casualties and lossesChinese claim (January 23 to February 24, 1941) : 7,085 killed; 6,885 wounded; 3,576 missing; Japanese claim : 11th Army's claim : 5,050 killed; 175 capturedChinese claim : 9,000 killed and wounded; Japanese claim : 11th Army (February 1941) : 102 killed; 285 wounded; 35th Division : 38 killed; 41 wounded
Commanders
  • Waichirō Sonobe
Battle of South HenanBattle of South HenanBattle of Central HenanBattle of KunyangBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of XinzhengBattle of YangchengBattle of KunyangBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of XinzhengBattle of YangchengZhengzhouNanyangLuoyangPingdingshanZhoukouJieshouDengzhou100 km33.833N, 113.500E
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Battle of South Henan 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 Q709364, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of South Henan, revision 1380697402, 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.