Battle of Changsha (1941)

For the offensive beginning 24 December 1941, see Battle of Changsha (1941–1942).

Second Battle of Changsha
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun across the Miluo river in September 1941
Date (1941-09-06) (1941-10-08)September 6 – October 8, 1941 (1 month and 2 days) Location Changsha city in the Republic of China 28.2000°N 112.9670°E / 28.2000; 112.9670 Result See § Result
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Xue Yue	Korechika Anami
Units involved
National Revolutionary Army Ground Forces	Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy
Strength
In the Changsha battlefield : 300,000 troops 30 divisions 631 artillery pieces	In the Changsha battlefield : 120,000 troops 46 battalions 326 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
Main Battle : Ninth Military Front in the Changsha battlefield: 23,858 killed 35,220 wounded 11,594 missing Sixth Military Front in the Yichang offensive : 21,368 casualties Supporting Operations : Third Military Front : 5,678 killed or wounded 741 missing Fifth Military Front : 790 casualties Total : nearly 100,000 killed, wounded, or missing	Japanese data: 11th Army : 1,670 killed 5,184 wounded 14 missing 13th Army against the Third and Fifth Military Fronts in supporting fronts: From September 23 to September 30 : 25 killed 66 wounded In October : 185 killed 353 wounded 3 missing

The (Second) Battle of Changsha (6 September – 8 October 1941; Chinese: 第二次長沙會戰) was Japan's second attempt at taking the city of Changsha, China, the capital of Hunan Province, as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.