Battle of Changsha (1941–1942)

Battle of Changsha (1941–1942)
	Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II
	; A Chinese soldier mounts his ZB vz. 26 light machine gun at Changsha, January 1942.
Date	24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942 ; (3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Changsha, Luo River (Henan) in China
Result	Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Xue Yue	Korechika Anami
Units involved
National Revolutionary Army; 9 armies - 20+ divisions	Eleventh Army 6th Division; 40th Division; 3rd Division; ; Imperial Japanese Navy
Strength
300,000 soldiers	120,000 soldiers; 600 pieces of artillery; 200 aircraft
Casualties and losses
Japanese claim:; 28,612 killed; 1,065 captured	Japanese claim:; 1,591 killed; 4,412 wounded ; American and Chinese claim:; 52,000 killed Chinese claim: ; 33,941 killed ; 23,003 wounded

The third Battle of Changsha (24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942; Chinese: 第三次長沙會戰) was the first major offensive in China by Imperial Japanese forces following the Japanese attack on the Western Allies and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The offensive resulted in failure for the Japanese, as Chinese forces were able to lure them into a trap and encircle them. After suffering heavy casualties, Japanese forces were forced to carry out a general retreat.

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