Battle of Changsha

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Second Sino-Japanese War battle World War II battle battle

The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Changsha canonical	17
Battle of Changsha (1944)	3
Second Battle of Changsha	2
Battle of Changsha (1939)	1
Battle of Changsha (1942)	1
First Battle of Changsha	1
Fourth Battle of Changsha	1
Third Battle of Changsha	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Second Sino-Japanese War battle ⓘ World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
conflictType	siege ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Republic of China ⓘ
endTime	1939-10 ⓘ 1941-10 ⓘ 1942-01 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1944-06 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Battle of Changsha Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fourth Battle of Changsha Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Changsha Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Changsha
location	Changsha ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ central China ⓘ
notableCommander	Anami Korechika ⓘ Isamu Yokoyama ⓘ Okamura Yasuji ⓘ Xue Yue ⓘ
opponent	Chinese forces ⓘ Japanese forces ⓘ
partOf	China Theater ⓘ surface form: China theater of World War II Operation Ichi-Go ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
result	Chinese victory ⓘ Chinese victory ⓘ Chinese victory ⓘ Japanese victory ⓘ series of Chinese defensive victories followed by Japanese capture of Changsha in 1944 ⓘ
significance	boosted Chinese morale ⓘ demonstrated effectiveness of Chinese defensive tactics ⓘ symbol of Chinese resistance against Japan ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ 1939-09 ⓘ 1941-09 ⓘ 1941-12 ⓘ 1944-05 ⓘ
strategicImportance	defense of Changsha as gateway to interior China ⓘ
theater	Chinese mainland ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

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

Battle of Changsha → hasPart → Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Battle of Changsha

Battle of Changsha → hasPart → Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Changsha

Battle of Changsha → hasPart → Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Battle of Changsha

Battle of Changsha → hasPart → Battle of Changsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Battle of Changsha

Battle of Changde → followedBy → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Changsha (1944)

Battle of Changde → precededBy → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Changsha (1942)

Japanese 11th Division → conflict → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

NRA → notableBattle → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army

Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China → significantEvent → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Japanese 10th Division → conflict → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Japanese 10th Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Guomin Gemingjun → notableBattle → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Chinese 71st Army → engagement → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Operation Go → notableBattle → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Changsha (1944)

Japanese occupation of China → significantEvent → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Changsha

Battle of Nanchang → followedBy → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War → engagedIn → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War → hasPart → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

NRA (China) → conflict → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army

2nd Infantry Division (Japan) → conflict → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Battle of South Guangxi → precededBy → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Changsha (1939)

Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions → engagedIn → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Battle of Hengyang → precededBy → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Changsha (1944)

Battle of Hengyang → relatedEvent → Battle of Changsha ⓘ

Japanese 18th Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Changsha ⓘ