Battle of Taiyuan
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Battle of Taiyuan | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yan Xishan Yang Aiyuan Wei Lihuang Zhu De Fu Zuoyi | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
6 Army Groups , ~280,000 men | 5 divisions, ~140,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
129,737 | ~30,000 |
The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the Battle of Taiyuan
Japanese forces included the
Occupation of the territories gave the Japanese access to coal from Datong in northern Shanxi, but also exposed them to attacks by the guerrilla forces of the Nationalist army including the Eighth Route Army, tying down many Japanese troops which could have been diverted to other campaigns.
The battle was marked by fierce urban combat.[2]
Chronology
In September 1937,
On September 21, 1937, Major Hiroshi Miwa, commander of the 1st Daitai, 16th Hiko Rentai of the
Yan Xishan also sent troops to reinforce Shijiazhuang, but that caused a lack of personnel to defend the North China area, allowing the Japanese army to break through in the north forcing the Chinese to fall back to a new line at Xinkou. Fighting continued in October in the Battle of Xinkou until the Japanese outflanked Niangziguan in late October, compromising the Chinese defense resulting in the fall of Taiyuan.
See also
Sources
- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 195–200, Map 6
37°51′00″N 112°33′00″E / 37.8500°N 112.5500°E
References
- ^ "Japanese Forces Battle of Taiyan September through November 1937" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-25.