Battle of Wanjialing

Battle of Wanjialing
	Part of the Battle of Wuhan
	; Map outline of the battle
Date	Beginning of August – 11 October 1938
Location	Wanjialing region
Result	Chinese victory Near-destruction of the Japanese 101st and 106th divisions;
Belligerents
China	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Xue Yue; Wu Qiwei	Junrokurō Matsuura
Strength
100,000	92,000
Casualties and losses
15,000	30,000+ killed or captured (101st and 106th divisions, not including relief units (9th and 27th divisions)

The Battle of Wanjialing, known in Chinese text as the Victory of Wanjialing (simplified Chinese: 万家岭大捷; traditional Chinese: 萬家嶺大捷; pinyin: Wànjiālǐng Dàjié), refers to the Chinese Army's successful engagement during the Wuhan theatre of the Second Sino-Japanese War against the Japanese 101st, 106th, 9th and 27th divisions around the Wanjialing region in 1938. The two and a half month battle resulted in heavy losses of the Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.