Battle of Changsha

When

15 Jan 1942

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

28.20° N, 112.97° E

Description

1942 battle of World War II

War

World War II

Battle of World War II

The Third Battle of Changsha was the first major offensive in China by Imperial Japanese forces following the Japanese attack on the Western Allies and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Japan's third of four attempts to capture the Chinese city of Changsha. It was conducted with the purpose of severing Chinese lines of communication with British Hong Kong, and seizing control of Changsha's food production.

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