- Central Hopei Operation
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Central Hopei Operation
partof=theSecond Sino-Japanese War
caption=
date=25 November -30 November ,1940
place=CentralHopei
casus=
territory=
result=Chinese victory
combatant1=National Revolutionary Army ,Republic of China
combatant2=Imperial Japanese Army ,Empire of Japan
commander1=Li Zongren
commander2= Lt. GeneralWaichiro Sonobe
strength1= 5th War Area: River West Army Group, Right Army Group, Central Army Group
strength2= 11th Army: 3rd, 4th, 15th, 17th, 39th, 40th Divisions, 18th Independent Mixed Brigade
casualties1= ?
casualties2= 12,000 men (Chinese claim)The Central Hopei Operation was one of the engagements between the
National Revolutionary Army andImperial Japanese Army during theSecond Sino-Japanese War .References
* 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. 339-342. Map 22.
External links
* [http://www.generals.dk/nation/Japan.html Generals from Japan]
* [http://homepage1.nifty.com/kitabatake/rikukaiguntop.html The Japanese Mutumi troop encyclopedia]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.