BATTLE // November 15, 1939
Battle of South Guangxi
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Overview
The Battle of South Guangxi was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Significance
The Battle of South Guangxi was one of 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The engagement involved substantial forces on both sides, with China fielding 150,000 troops under Bai Chongxi and Zhang Fakui against a Japanese force of 100,000 under Rikichi Andō and Seiichi Kuno. The recorded casualty figures are notably asymmetric: China sustained approximately 1,939 casualties while Japan suffered 23,349, suggesting the engagement imposed a significant attrition cost on Japanese forces in the Guangxi theater.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- China150,000medium
- Japan100,000medium
China fielded a 1.5 : 1 numerical advantage
Casualties
- China1,939medium1% loss rate
- Japan23,349medium23% loss rate
Commanders (4)
China
Bai Chongxigeneral
Zhang Fakuigeneral
Japan
Rikichi Andōgeneral
Seiichi Kunolieutenant general
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