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Battle of Taiyuan

Battle of Taiyuan was a battle fought on 1 September 1937 at Taiyuan, in what is now People's Republic of China; it lasted 2 months. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 6 Army Groups, 288,801 men against 5 divisions, ~140,000 men.

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Fought1 September 1937lasted 2 months
WhereTaiyuan, People's Republic of China37.850N, 112.550E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsChina; Kuomintang; Chinese Communist PartyagainstJapan; Mengjiang
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 Taiyuan, 1937
58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 September 1937
to 9 November 1937
PlaceTaiyuan, People's Republic of China
37.850N, 112.550E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength6 Army Groups, 288,801 men5 divisions, ~140,000 men
Casualties and lossesWestern Claim: 50,000+ killed and wounded; Chinese Claim: 2,812 officers and 47,770 soldiers killed; 5,457 officers and 71,930 soldiers wounded; 52 officers and 1,716 soldiers missingWestern Claim : Thousands of casualties; Chinese Claim: 27,472 casualties; Japanese Claim: 5th Division: 5,712 casualties; 20th Division: about 2,300 casualties; 109th Division: 93 casualties; 15th mixed brigade and other units from the Kwantung Army: 1,917 casualties
Commanders
Battle of TaiyuanBattle of TaiyuanSiege of Yen-Men FortressBattle of XinkouBattle of South ShanxiBattle of HuoyiBattle of XinkouShijiazhuangYuciXiangtaiXinzhouJiexiu100 km37.850N, 112.550E
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Battle of Taiyuan 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 Q709521, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Taiyuan, revision 1375983115, 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.