Event Battle of Changsha (1939)

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Was the first of four attempts by Japan to take the city of Changsha, Hunan, during the second Sino-Japanese War.

Chronology

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  • October 1939: By 10 October, Chinese forces had completely regained their former territories in northern Hunan Province, southern Hubei Province and northern Jiangxi Province.
  • September 1939: After fierce fighting, the Chinese defending forces abandoned Gao'an to the Japanese.
  • September 1939: Japanese troops launched an offensive on Changsha.
  • September 1939: Cunqianjie conquered by Kuomintang.
  • September 1939: Japanese forces drove the Chinese out of the Xinqiang river area.
  • September 1939: Japanese troops launched an offensive on Changsha.
  • September 1939: After fierce fighting, the Chinese defending forces abandoned Gao'an to the Japanese.
  • September 1939: The Kuomintang retook Gao'an in a counterattack on 22 September.