Battle of Changsha (1941)

The Battle of Changsha (6 September – 8 October 1941; Chinese: 第二次長沙會戰) was Japan's second attempt at taking the city of Changsha, China, the capital of Hunan Province, as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Battle of Changsha (1941)
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun across the Miluo river in September 1941
Date (1941-09-06) (1941-10-08)September 6 – October 8, 1941 (1 month and 2 days) Location Changsha, Republic of China Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Xue Yue	Korechika Anami
Units involved
Republic of China Army	Imperial Japanese Army  Imperial Japanese Navy
Strength
300,000 30 divisions 631 artillery pieces[1]	120,000 troops 46 battalions 326 artillery pieces[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown[2]	1,684 killed and missing 5,184 wounded[1]

The Japanese were repulsed again, and the battle ended with a Chinese victory.