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The Battle of Changde () was a major engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War in and around the Chinese city of Changde in the province of Hunan. During the battle, Japan extensively used biological and chemical weapons. The purpose of the Japanese offensive was not to hold the city, but to maintain pressure on the Chinese National Revolutionary Army "in order to destroy their main units, to deny them the time needed for recuperation, regrouping, and retraining, and to make sure that no Chinese troops could be spared for the Burma front."

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  • Battle of Changde
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  • The Battle of Changde () was a major engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War in and around the Chinese city of Changde in the province of Hunan. During the battle, Japan extensively used biological and chemical weapons. The purpose of the Japanese offensive was not to hold the city, but to maintain pressure on the Chinese National Revolutionary Army "in order to destroy their main units, to deny them the time needed for recuperation, regrouping, and retraining, and to make sure that no Chinese troops could be spared for the Burma front."
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  • 100000(xsd:integer)
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  • 常德會戰
Partof
  • World War II - the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date
  • 1943-11-02(xsd:date)
Commander
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • Isamu Yokoyama
Caption
  • Chinese soldiers in combat in a gas attack
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  • 常德会战
Casualties
  • 50000(xsd:integer)
  • Chinese and American claim: 40,000+ killed and wounded
Result
  • *Japanese capture of the town *Japanese planned withdrawal in January 1944 *Decisive Chinese victory
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  • Republic of China
  • Empire of Japan
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  • Chángdé Huìzhàn
Place
  • Changde and vicinity
Conflict
  • Battle of Changde
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  • The Battle of Changde () was a major engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War in and around the Chinese city of Changde in the province of Hunan. During the battle, Japan extensively used biological and chemical weapons. The purpose of the Japanese offensive was not to hold the city, but to maintain pressure on the Chinese National Revolutionary Army "in order to destroy their main units, to deny them the time needed for recuperation, regrouping, and retraining, and to make sure that no Chinese troops could be spared for the Burma front." Although the Japanese army initially successfully captured the city, the Chinese 57th division was able to pin them down long enough for reinforcements to arrive and encircle the Japanese. The Chinese army then cut off the Japanese supply lines, forcing them into retreat, whereupon the Chinese pursued their enemy. Contemporary Western newspapers depicted the battle as a Chinese victory. American government film footage shows victorious Chinese troops with Japanese prisoners and captured Japanese flags and equipment on display after the battle. In addition, an American newsreel titled "Chinese troops drive Japs from Changteh" showed Chinese troops firing, with dead and captured Japanese on display.
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