Battle of Changsha
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The Third Battle of Changsha was the first major offensive in China by Imperial Japanese forces following the Japanese attack on the Western Allies and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Japan's third of four attempts to capture the Chinese city of Changsha. It was conducted with the purpose of severing Chinese lines of communication with British Hong Kong, and seizing control of Changsha's food production.
1942-01-15T00:00:00Z
1942-01-15T00:00:00Z
1942 Battle of Changsha
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1275 | Battle of Tanzhou | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1852 | Battle of Changsha | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1911 | Battle of Changsha | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Battle of Changsha | battle, Imperial Japanese Army, Yasuji Okamura, National Revolutionary Army, Xue Yue, Shizuichi Tanaka, Chen Cheng, Guan Linzheng, Yang Sen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Changsha | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Changsha | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Changsha | battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Battle of Changsha (1944) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | IJA, Battle of Changsha, China, September 1939 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tomb of Liu Ruqing in Yueyang, Hunan, China | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Surrender Leaflet Distributed by the Japanese Army during the Third Battle of Changsha, housed at Changsha Museum | Commons | ||





