Battle of West Suiyuan

Battle of West Suiyuan
Part of Second Sino-Japanese War

Chinese 35th Army
DateJanuary 1940 - February 1940
Location
Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China

Empire of Japan Empire of Japan

Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Ma Hongkui
Republic of China (1912–1949) Ma Hongbin
Empire of Japan Shigenori Kuroda
Strength
Thousands of Chinese Muslim and Han Chinese troops Thousands of Japanese and Mengjiang troops
Casualties and losses
According to commander Fu Zuoyi's report on 24th April 1940 : [1]
2,129 killed
1,767 wounded
1,895 missing

According to history of the Anti-Japanese War : [2]
2,872 killed or wounded
2,126 missing
160 killed, 461 wounded, 534 afflicted with frostbites [3]

The Battle of West Suiyuan (simplified Chinese: 绥西战役; traditional Chinese: 綏西戰役; pinyin: Suíxī zhànyì) was part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought from January – February 1940, as part of the Chinese 1939 Winter Offensive.

  1. ^ 國史館檔案史料文物查詢系統,傅作義電蔣中正綏西及五原戰役三十五軍八十一軍等各部傷亡失蹤官兵數目,典藏號:002-090200-00063-119 [1]
  2. ^ 抗日戰史: 二十八年冬季攻勢. 國防部史政局. 1962. p. 455.
  3. ^ “Sending of Rerence Material for Houtau Invasion Operation (3)” Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) Ref.C04122218200, 1940 Rikushi Mitsu dai nikki 24th -- No. 3/3 (National Institute for Defense Studies)