Battle of Shanggao

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Battle of Shanggao
Part of Second Sino-Japanese war
Retaking a lost bridge.
Date (1941-03-14) (1941-04-09)March 14 – April 9, 1941 (3 weeks and 5 days) Location Shanggao, Jiangxi Result Chinese victory Japanese offensive repelled
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Luo Zhuoying	Korechika Anami
Units involved
Republic of China Army	Imperial Japanese Army Central China Area Army
Strength
Unknown	65,000 troops in 3 divisions and 1 independent regiment 40 armoured cars 150 planes
Casualties and losses
20,533	Japanese claim: ~5,500 Chinese claim: 16,000 killed 6,000 wounded Total: 22,000 killed and wounded

The Battle of Shanggao (simplified Chinese: 上高会战; traditional Chinese: 上高會戰; pinyin: Shànggāo Huìzhàn), also called Operation Kinkō (Japanese: 錦江作戦), was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.^[1][2]