1939-09-17

First Battle of Changsha

mainland ChinaFirst Battle of Changsha is a battle record, situated in the attritional-war phase in which rear capitals, guerrilla bases, and occupation administrations hardened. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Total War and Rear Areas118
  1. Suixian-Zaoyang campaign
  2. Suizao campaign
  3. Tianjin concession blockade crisis
  4. First Battle of ChangshaCurrent record
  5. 1939 Winter Offensive
  6. South Guangxi campaign
  7. Shanxi New Army conflict
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Wartime Position

the attritional phase where rear capitals, occupation rule, guerrilla bases, and Allied supply routes coexisted

First Battle of Changsha is a battle record, situated in the attritional-war phase in which rear capitals, guerrilla bases, and occupation administrations hardened. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

IJA soldiers during the Battle of Changsha, 1939 and Wikimedia Commons · IJA soldiers during the Battle of Changsha, 1939 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

IJA soldiers during the Battle of Changsha, 1939Visual recordIJA soldiers during the Battle of Changsha, 1939A 1939 photograph of Japanese troops during the First Battle of Changsha. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “First Battle of Changsha.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · IJA soldiers during the Battle of Changsha, 1939Open source