Battle of Nanchang

Battle of Nanchang
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date (1939-03-17) (1939-05-09)March 17 – May 9, 1939
(1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Nanchang and proximity, China
28°41′N 115°53′E / 28.683°N 115.883°E / 28.683; 115.883
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 China Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Xue Yue Empire of Japan Yasuji Okamura
Units involved
 Republic of China Army  Imperial Japanese Army
Strength
200,000 troops in 39 divisions in 4 army groups: 19th, 1st, 30th and 32nd Army Groups, Hunan–Hubei–Jiangxii Border Area Guerrilla Command 120,000 troops in 3 divisions: 6th, 101st and 106th, Ishii Tank Unit (130 tanks and tankettes), 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery brigade, 2 artillery regiments (200 artillery pieces), 30+ ships and 50 motor boats and one battalion of Marines, and several air squadrons
Casualties and losses
51,328[citation needed] 64,000[citation needed]

The Battle of Nanchang (simplified Chinese: 南昌会战; traditional Chinese: 南昌會戰) was a military campaign fought around Nanchang, Jiangxi between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was the first major conflict to occur following the Battle of Wuhan.