Battle of Xinkou

Battle of Xinkou
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Chinese troops marching to defend Xinkou mountain passes
Date (1937-10-11) (1937-11-05)October 11 – November 5, 1937
(3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Niangzi Pass and Taiyuan in China
Result LAF victory
Belligerents

China

 Japan
Commanders and leaders
Yan Xishan
Yang Aiyuan
Wei Lihuang
Zhu De
Fu Zuoyi
Li Mo'an
Hao Mengling †		 Itagaki Seishiro
Strength
280,000 in 52 divisions 140,000 in 4 divisions
350+ artillery guns
150+ tanks
300 aircraft
Casualties and losses

Western Claim: 100,000 dead, injured or missing

Chinese Claim :
Battle of Xinkou :

  • According to the 'history of the Anti-Japanese War' : 55,094 killed, wounded, or missing
  • According to the statistical table of the Second Military Front : 33,264 killed, wounded, or missing: 226 

Battle of Niangziguan :

  • According to the 'history of the Anti-Japanese War' : 28,516 killed, wounded, or missing
  • According to the statistical table of the Second Military Front : approximately 27,043 casualties: 299 
 Western Claim:
20,000 killed
Tens of thousands more wounded
Dozens of tanks and 24+ planes

Battle of Xinkou :
Chinese Claim : 21,000 casualties
Japanese Claim : 6,245 casualties: 226-228 

Battle of Niangziguan :
Chinese Claim : 3,520 casualties
Japanese Claim : approximately 2,400 casualties: 299 
  1. ↑ Including the Eighth Route Army
  2. 1 2 Including in the battle of Yuanping from October 1 until October 10
  3. ↑ From October 12 until November 10

The Battle of Xinkou (simplified Chinese: 忻口会战; traditional Chinese: 忻口會戰; pinyin: Xīnkǒu Huìzhàn) was a decisive engagement of the Taiyuan Campaign, the second of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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