Hengyang, Battle of, Hengyang Shi, China, 1944
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Hengyang, Battle of, Hengyang Shi, China, 1944
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Campaigns China
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Q5251446
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sh2010013603
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2010402558: Zhou, Ming. Die xue gu cheng, 2008:
- Hengyang govt. WWW site (English), Sept. 10, 2010:
- Wikipedia, Sept. 10, 2010: Defense of Hengyang ("The Battle of Hengyang was the longest defense of a single city of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War." Japanese began bombing city on June 22 1944, with ground assault following on same day; ground assault ceased on July 2; on July 11, Japanese made second attempt, with only small gains; another attack on Aug. 4 led to city's surrender on Aug. 8)
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Hengyang (Chinese: 衡陽保衛戰) 23 June – 8 August 1944 was fought between Chinese and Japanese forces in mainland China during World War II. Although the city fell, Japanese casualties far exceeded the total number of Chinese troops defending the city. It has been described as "the most savage battle ever fought in the smallest battlefield with the greatest casualties in the military history of the world". Japanese military historians equate it to the most arduous battle in the Russo-Japanese War, calling it a "Battle of Ryojun in South China". A major Chinese newspaper of the day compared it to the Battle of Stalingrad.
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