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Battle of West Suiyuan

Battle of West Suiyuan was a battle fought in 1940 at Suiyuan Province, 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: Chinese victory. Recorded strength: 28,763 Chinese Muslim and Han Chinese troops against In the thousands; Armoured cars; Tanks; Air support by fighter bombers.

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Chinese 35th Army during the w:Battle of West Suiyuan against the mongols and japanese.
Chinese 35th Army during the w:Battle of West Suiyuan against the mongols and japanese.. Unknown, photographed and published over 50 years ago in the Republic of China so its in public domain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1940
WhereSuiyuan Province, People's Republic of China40.811N, 111.652E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsRepublic of ChinaagainstEmpire of Japan; 22x20px|border 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 West Suiyuan, 1940
58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1940 (year precision)
PlaceSuiyuan Province, People's Republic of China
40.811N, 111.652E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength28,763 Chinese Muslim and Han Chinese troopsIn the thousands; Armoured cars; Tanks; Air support by fighter bombers
Casualties and lossesContemporary report: 2,129 killed; 1,767 wounded; 1,895 missing; 1962 history: 2,872 killed or wounded; 2,126 missingJapanese Army claim: 160 killed; 461 wounded; 534 afflicted with frostbite; (Japanese Army only)
Commanders
  • Ma Hongkui
  • Ma Hongbin
  • Shigenori Kuroda
Battle of West SuiyuanBattle of West SuiyuanBaotouDatongJiningFengzhenBayan OboWuchuanShangdu100 km40.811N, 111.652E
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Battle of West Suiyuan 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 Q18657971, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of West Suiyuan, revision 1370593744, 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.