Battle of Taierzhuang
Battle before: Battle of Nanjing
Battle after: Battle of Xuzhou
| Battle of Taierzhuang |
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| Conflict | Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Date | October 1937 and evening of March 24 1938¹ - April 7, 1938 |
| Place | Taierzhuang, Shandong |
| Result | Decisive Kuomintang victory |
| ¹ Assault of Taierzhuang began on March 24 but previous military developments dated back to October |
| Combatants |
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| China, National Revolutionary Army | Japan, North China Theater Army |
| Commanders |
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| Li Tsung-jen (supreme commander), Tang Enbai, Pang Bingxun, Zhang Zizhong, Sun Lianzhong, Sun Zhen, Wang Mingzhang†, Han Fuqu† | Isogai Rensuke, Itagaki Seishiro |
| Strength |
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| 10 divisions , ~100,000 men | 2 divisions (Itagaki 5th, Isogai 10th), ~30,000 men |
| Casualties |
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| ~20000 | over 16000 |
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The Battle of Tai'erzhuang was a battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, between armies of Chinese Kuomintang and Japan.
Taierzhuang is located on the eastern bank of the Grand Canal of China and was a frontier garrison northeast of Xuzhou. Xuzhou itself was the joint of Jinpu Railway (Tianjin-Pudong) and Longhai Railway (Lanzhou-Lianyonggang) and the HQ of the KMT's 5th War Zone.
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List of China-related topics 123-L | Second Chinese-Japanese War | Second Sino-Japanese War | Sino-Japanese War (1931-1945) | Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) | Sino Japanese War (1937-1945)
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