Battle of Xinfeng explained

Conflict:Battle of Xinfeng
Partof:the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date:1 July 1938
Place:Xinfeng Railroad station
Combatant1:
National Revolutionary Army
Combatant2:
Central China Theater Army
Commander1: not reported
Commander2: not reported
Strength1:not reported
Strength2:not reported
Casualties1:not reported
Casualties2:≈40 troops[1]
Casualties3:no reported civilian casualties

The Battle of Xinfeng was an offensive during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Battle

On 1 July 1938, Chinese troops of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment of the 1st Detachment of the New Fourth Army launched a surprise assault on the Japanese troops stationed at the Xinfeng Railway Station. This was the first battle that the Fourth Army fought at night, as the assault was launched at 11 pm. The unit then set the railway station on fire and killed more than 30 soldiers that were in houses at the time.

During the battle the train station was burned to the ground and the army forces managed to capture six rifles with bayonets. After the battle, the Chinese unit met with local resistance fighters and managed to destroy a section of the railway and tens of telephone stations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhao . Xianfeng . The Battle at the Xinfeng Railway Station . 60th Anniversary of Victory in War of Resistance Against Japanese . PLA Daily/People's Liberation Army . 14 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060309232345/http://english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/special-reports/2005-07/22/content_256414.htm . 9 March 2006 .