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Battle of Changde

2 Nov 1943 - 20 Dec 1943

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

On 2 Nov 1943, Japanese troops occupied the undefended city of Changde in northern Hunan Province. On 18 Nov, the Chinese 57th Division successfully attacked and regained the city. The Japanese 11th Army under the command of Isamu Yokoyama retaliated immediately, attacking with a strong force persistently but failed to re-take the city. Both sides engaged about 100,000 men in this battle, and both sides suffered a high casualty rate of about 40-50%.

Amidst the stalemate during the battle, the Japanese deployed biological and chemical weapons. Artillery pieces launched shells containing either mustard gas or lewisite into the city, inflicting serious casualties on both Chinese military personnel and civilians. Additionally, the Japanese units present were also accused of spreading bubonic plague in and near Changde.

Source: Wikipedia.

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Japanese soldiers assaulting the city of Changde, Nov 1943Captured Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Changde, Hunan Province, China, Nov-Dec 1943Chinese troops, Changde, Hunan Provice, China, Nov-Dec 1943Two Chinese soldiers guarding a captured Japanese soldier, Changde, Hunan Province, China, Nov-Dec 1943




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