The Battle of Changsha was divided into three battles, with the following results:
I. The First Battle of Changsha
After the First Battle of Changsha was over, the Japanese and the Chinese sides each released their own statistics of the results of the battle: the Japanese side claimed that more than 48,000 Nationalists had been killed, wounded, and captured in the battle, whereas the casualty figure for the Japanese side was only 3,600; and the Chinese side claimed that more than 30,000 Japanese troops had been killed or wounded, and that the Ninth Theater of Operations' casualties were more than 40,000 men.
In this battle, the Chinese troops of the Ninth Theater of Operations thwarted the Japanese army's battle attempts and dealt a powerful blow to the enemy, greatly consuming a large number of Japanese personnel and equipment, and revealing the Japanese army's weakness of launching large-scale battles with insufficient troops. The morale of the army was boosted, and the confidence that the war would be won was further strengthened.
The Second Battle of Changsha
According to the battle report of the Ninth War Area, the Chinese side suffered 17,426 casualties, while the Japanese side suffered 48,327 casualties.
According to Japanese statistics, the Chinese army abandoned 54,000 corpses and captured 4,300 people during the entire battle; the Japanese army suffered 5,184 injuries and 1,670 deaths. This statistic obviously exaggerates the battle results of the Japanese army.
However, according to Chinese military authorities, the 58th Division of the 74th Army suffered 55 percent casualties and the 57th Division 40 percent; the 60th Division of the 37th Army suffered 50 percent casualties and the 140th Division 30 percent; the 102nd Division of the 4th Army suffered 45 percent casualties; and the 3rd Division of the 10th Army suffered 35 percent casualties, which was a heavy toll indeed.
Third, the Third Battle of Changsha
The battle, according to the Chinese National Government Military Commission and the Ninth Theater of Operations published by the results of the battle: Japanese casualties of 56,944 people (including 33,941 killed, 23,003 wounded), captured the Japanese squadron commander Matsuno Eikichi following 139 officers and men, seized 1,138 rifles and cavalry guns, 115 light and heavy machine guns, 11 cannons, radio station 9 radio stations and other military supplies.
The Chinese army suffered 31,346 casualties. According to the Japanese war history statistics, the Japanese army killed 1,591 people (108 officers), 4,412 people (241 officers), killed 1,120 horses and wounded 646.
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Historical significance:
1. First Battle of Changsha< /p>
The First Battle of Changsha was the first offensive launched by the Japanese army in the Chinese battlefield since the outbreak of the Second World War, and it was also a battle in which the Chinese army forced the Japanese army to return to the original pre-war posture by force of arms since the War of Resistance. This victory shattered the Japanese army's arrogant attempt to "force a surrender by fighting" and boosted the confidence of the whole nation in the war.
2. The Second Battle of Changsha
The Second Battle of Changsha caused the international prestige of the Japanese army to plummet, and the British Times sneered that "Japan copied the pincer tactics of the Chinese army, and as a result, it was broken by the pincer tactics of the Chinese army"; it deepened the internal and diplomatic crisis of Japan, and led to the downfall of the Cabinet of Konoi, which greatly encouraged the morale of the Chinese people and strengthened the confidence of the whole nation in the war. Chinese people's morale and strengthened confidence in victory in the war of resistance.
3. The Third Battle of Changsha
This battle, though won without annihilating the Japanese army or destroying more Japanese troops as planned, was generally praised by international public opinion. The battle was the first offensive of the Chinese army in China after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the first victory of the Allies in the early days of the Pacific War, after a series of defeats.
It inspired and strengthened the resolve of the Chinese people to fight against Japan. It prompted the rapid implementation of the U.S. program of aid to China, and also promoted the rapid formation of a united front against fascism internationally, including China . It led to the improvement of China's international status and forced the United States and Britain to automatically give up the various extraterritorial rights they had acquired in China since the Opium War of 1840
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