Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang

May 1 – June 24, 1940 · Battle site

Result Japanese victory

A Japanese offensive in Hubei that killed the Chinese general Zhang Zizhong and took the Yangtze port of Yichang, the gateway to Sichuan, which Japan held until 1945.

Axis

Allies

Strength and losses

Killed
1,403
Wounded
4,639
Tanks
200
Aircraft
100
Killed
63,127 disputed
Captured
4,797 disputed
Guns captured
81

Also involved 1