In January 1941, the Japanese 11th Army split into three routes to attack the Chinese positions. Their main objective was to eradicate Chinese control of the Ping-Han Railway's southern section. Li Zongren, commander of the Chinese 5th War Area, avoided frontal contact with the Japanese as much as possible. Instead, he fought conservatively, diverting his main forces towards the two flanks. Outflanked, the Japanese retreated after taking heavy casualties,[1] and their attack was repelled.
battle, south, henan, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, octob. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battle of South Henan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The Battle of South Henan simplified Chinese 豫南会战 traditional Chinese 豫南會戰 pinyin Yunan Huizhan was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army NRA and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino Japanese War This battle was the first time the NRA engaged the Japanese in southern Henan Battle of South HenanPart of the Second Sino Japanese WarDate 1941 01 30 1941 03 01 January 30 March 1 1941 1 month and 1 day LocationSouth HenanResultChinese victory 1 BelligerentsRepublic of ChinaEmpire of JapanCommanders and leadersLi ZongrenWaichiro SonobeStrength5th War Area 2nd 31st 33rd Army Groups 2nd Army 36th Corps 15th Separate Brigade 14th Artillery Regiment 4th Separate Engineer Battalion11th Army 3rd 4th 15th 17th 39th 40th Divisions 18th Independent Mixed Brigade 3 Tank Regiments 1 Separate Heavy Artillery Regiment 100 PlanesCasualties and lossesUnknown9 000 killed and wounded 1 In January 1941 the Japanese 11th Army split into three routes to attack the Chinese positions Their main objective was to eradicate Chinese control of the Ping Han Railway s southern section Li Zongren commander of the Chinese 5th War Area avoided frontal contact with the Japanese as much as possible Instead he fought conservatively diverting his main forces towards the two flanks Outflanked the Japanese retreated after taking heavy casualties 1 and their attack was repelled See also editOrder of Battle Battle of South HenanReferences edit a b c 李新荣 1995 试论抗战时期的豫南战役 郑州大学学报 哲学社会科学版 4 33 50 00 N 113 30 00 E 33 8333 N 113 5000 E 33 8333 113 5000 nbsp This article about a battle of World War II is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article related to the history of China is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a historical Japanese battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of South Henan amp oldid 1223776705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
