Conflict: | Battle of West Henan-North Hubei |
Partof: | the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II |
Place: | West Henan, North Hubei |
Result: | Tactical stalemate Japanese operational victory |
Combatant1: | China |
Combatant2: | Japan |
Commander1: | Hu Zongnan Liu Zhi |
Commander2: | Sinnosuke Sasaki Takashi Takamori |
Strength1: | 5 army group 4 airforce group |
Strength2: | 7 divisions 5 brigades 100+ tanks 13 armoured cars 1,000+ vehicles |
Casualties1: | ~42,000 killed, wounded, or missing [1] |
Casualties2: | ~16,000 dead and wounded |
The Battle of West Henan–North Hubei was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought in March - May 1945 in northern Hubei and western Henan. While it was a tactical stalemate, the battle was an operational victory for the Japanese forces, who seized control of local airbases, denying Chinese forces any localized air support.
See main article: Battle of West Henan–North Hubei Order of battle.