Battle of West Henan–North Hubei

The Battle of West Henan–North Hubei (simplified Chinese: 豫西鄂北会战; traditional Chinese: 豫西鄂北會戰; pinyin: Yù Xī È Běi Huìzhàn) was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought in March–May 1945 in northern Hubei and western Henan. While it was a tactical stalemate, the battle was an operational victory for the Japanese forces, who seized control of local airbases, denying Chinese forces any localized air support.

Battle of West Henan-North Hubei
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Date (1945-03-21) (1945-05-11)March 21 – May 11, 1945 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) Location West Henan, North Hubei Result Tactical stalemate Japanese operational victory
Belligerents
China	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Hu Zongnan Liu Zhi	Sinnosuke Sasaki Takashi Takamori
Strength
5 army group 4 airforce group	7 divisions 5 brigades 100+ tanks 13 armoured cars 1000+ vehicles
Casualties and losses
~42,000 killed, wounded, or missing	~16000 dead and wounded

Order of battle

Main article: Battle of West Henan–North Hubei Order of battle

Sources

• Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 452–57. Map 43.
• 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)