Battle of Xinkou

Battle of Xinkou
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Chinese troops marching to defend Xinkou mountain passes
Date (1937-10-11) (1937-11-05)October 11 – November 5, 1937
(3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents

Republic of China (1912–1949) China

Empire of Japan Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Yan Xishan
Republic of China (1912–1949) Yang Aiyuan
Republic of China (1912–1949) Wei Lihuang
Zhu De
Republic of China (1912–1949) Fu Zuoyi
Republic of China (1912–1949) Li Mo'an
Republic of China (1912–1949) Hao Mengling 
Empire of Japan Itagaki Seishiro
Strength
280,000 in 52 divisions 140,000 in 4 divisions
350+ artillery guns
150+ tanks
300 aircraft
Casualties and losses
100,000 dead, injured or missing 20,000 killed
Tens of thousands more wounded
Dozens of tanks and 24+ planes

The Battle of Xinkou (simplified Chinese: 忻口会战; traditional Chinese: 忻口會戰; pinyin: Xīnkǒu Huìzhàn) was a decisive engagement of the Taiyuan Campaign, the second of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.


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