Battle of South Shanxi


The Battle of South Shanxi, also known as the Battle of Jinnan and Zhongtiao Mountains campaign by the Chinese and as the Chungyuan Operation by the Japanese, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
At the onset of the battle, KMT-CPC relations were at a low point following the still recent New Fourth Army incident in early 1941. As a result, the nearby 8th Route Army refused to commit more than a token force to assist the surrounded Nationalists. South Shanxi would later be remembered in China as one of the worst defeats of the entire war.

Order of battle

Chinese

1st War Area – Wei Li-huang
Notes:
Sources:
North China Front Army – Major General Hayao Tada
Airforces:
1st Hikodan
3rd Hikodan
Notes:
During the Chungyuan Operation the 1st Hikodan at Ani airfield supported the ground operations of the 1st Army, while the 3rd Hikodan supported the operations of the 21st and 35th Divisions.
Sources:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm