Battle of Central Henan

The Battle of Central Henan, was the first offensive in the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

In the Battle of Central Henan, 390,000 Chinese soldiers, led by General Tang Enbo , were deployed to defend the strategic position of Luoyang. The the spearheaded by the of the IJA crossed the Yellow River around Zhengzhou in late April and defeated Chinese forces near Xuchang, then swung around clockwise and besieged Luoyang. Luoyang was defended by three Chinese divisions. The 3rd Tank Division began to attack Luoyang on May 13 and took it on May 25.

Order of Battle: Battle of Central Henan

Sources

Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
中国抗日战争正面战场作战记
*Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang
*Jiangsu People's Publishing House
*Date published : 2005-7-1
*ISBN 7214030349
*Online in Chinese: http://www.wehoo.net/book/wlwh/a30012/A0170.htm
April 16, 2008

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