✦ History

Part of Second Sino-Japanese War

Battle of Nanchang

May 9, 1939 · Nanchang

Result Japanese victory

Japanese forces took Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province. A Chinese counterattack failed to retake the city.

On the map Contemporaries

Allies

Axis

Republic of China
Japan
Xue Yue military commander
Yasuji Okamura military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
120,000
Casualties
24,000 disputed
Tanks
130
Ships
30
Guns
200

Units

101st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 106th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 116th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 6th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)