Battle of West Hubei
May 12 – June 3, 1943 · Hubei
Result Chinese victory
Japanese forces pushed toward Chongqing through western Hubei, but Chinese troops halted them and drove them back. It was one of the major engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Allies
Axis
Units
Eleventh Army (Japan)
13th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
34th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
39th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
3rd Division (Japan)
40th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
58th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
68th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service