Battle of Xuzhou

Battle of Xuzhou
	Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date	March 24 – May 1, 1938; (1 month and 1 week)
Location	Xuzhou and proximity
Result	Japanese victory; Successful Chinese breakout
Belligerents
China	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Li Zongren; Bai Chongxi; Pang Bingxun; Sun Lianzhong; Sun Zhen; Tang Enbo; Wang Mingzhang †; Zhang Zizhong	Shunroku Hata; Hisaichi Terauchi; Toshizō Nishio; Isogai Rensuke; Itagaki Seishiro
Units involved
Military Region 1; Military Region 5	North China Area Army; Central China Expeditionary Army
Strength
600,000 troops in 64 divisions	240,000 troops in 8 divisions
Casualties and losses
100,000	30,000

The Battle of Xuzhou was a military conflict between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China forces in May 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.