Battle of West Henan–North Hubei

Battle of West Henan-North Hubei
	Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Date	March 21 – May 11, 1945; (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	West Henan, North Hubei
Result	Tactical stalemate; Japanese operational victory
Belligerents
China	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Hu Zongnan; Liu Zhi	Sinnosuke Sasaki; Takashi Takamori
Strength
5 army group; 4 airforce group	7 divisions; 5 brigades; 100+ tanks; 13 armoured cars; 1000+ vehicles
Casualties and losses
?	~16000 dead and wounded

The Battle of West Henan–North Hubei (simplified Chinese: 豫西鄂北会战; traditional Chinese: 豫西鄂北會戰; pinyin: Yù Xī È Běi Huìzhàn) was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought in March–May 1945 in northern Hubei and western Henan. While it was a tactical stalemate, the battle was an operational victory for the Japanese forces, who seized control of local airbases, denying Chinese forces any localized air support.

Order of battle

Sources

Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 452–57. Map 43.
抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)