Battle of Changde

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Changde Campaign	1
Changteh Campaign	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Changde ⓘ surface form: Changde Campaign Battle of Changde ⓘ surface form: Changteh Campaign
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
casualties	heavy Chinese casualties ⓘ heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ
combatType	land battle ⓘ urban combat ⓘ
commander	Isamu Yokoyama ⓘ Sun Lianzhong ⓘ Okamura Yasuji ⓘ surface form: Yasuji Okamura Yu Chengwan ⓘ
conflict	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Republic of China ⓘ
endDate	1943-12-20 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Changsha ⓘ surface form: Battle of Changsha (1944)
hasMainSubject	siege warfare ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
involves	civilian population of Changde ⓘ
location	China ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ
notableFor	civilian suffering ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ intense urban combat ⓘ stubborn Chinese defense ⓘ use of chemical weapons by Japan ⓘ
objective	capture of Changde by Japanese forces ⓘ disruption of Chinese defenses in Hunan ⓘ
partOf	China Theater ⓘ surface form: China theater of World War II Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War World War II ⓘ
place	Changde ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Changsha ⓘ surface form: Battle of Changsha (1942)
result	Chinese strategic victory ⓘ
startDate	1943-11-02 ⓘ
strategicImportance	defense of interior China ⓘ protection of Sichuan region ⓘ
theater	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Chinese theater of World War II
usedWeapon	aircraft ⓘ artillery ⓘ chemical weapons ⓘ mortars ⓘ small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ
year	1943 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Changde → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Changde ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changde Campaign

Battle of Changde → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Changde ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changteh Campaign

Yu Chengwan → battle → Battle of Changde ⓘ

Changde → historicalEvent → Battle of Changde ⓘ

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → significantEvent → Battle of Changde ⓘ