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Battle of South Henan
Part of theSecond Sino-Japanese War
Date (1941-01-30) (1941-03-01)January 30 – March 1, 1941 (1 month and 1 day) Location Southern part ofHenan province in theRepublic of China Result Chinese victory[1]
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Li Zongren	Waichiro Sonobe
Strength
5th War Area: 2nd, 31st, 33rd Army Groups, 2nd Army, 36th Corps, 15th Separate Brigade, 14th Artillery Regiment, 4th Separate Engineer Battalion	11th Army: 3rd, 4th, 15th, 17th, 39th, 40th Divisions, 18th Independent Mixed Brigade, 3 Tank Regiments, 1 Separate Heavy Artillery Regiment, 100 Planes
Casualties and losses
Chinese claim :[2] 234 officers and 6,851 soldiers killed 223 officers and 6,662 soldiers wounded 70 officers and 3,506 soldiers missing	Chinese claim : 9,000 killed and wounded[1]

TheBattle of South Henan (simplified Chinese:豫南会战;traditional Chinese:豫南會戰;pinyin:Yùnán Huìzhàn), was one of the 22 major engagements between theNational Revolutionary Army (NRA) andImperial Japanese Army during theSecond Sino-Japanese War. This battle was the first time the NRA engaged the Japanese in southernHenan.

In January 1941, the Japanese 11th Army split into three routes to attack the Chinese positions. Their main objective was to eradicate Chinese control of the Ping-Han Railway's southern section. Li Zongren, commander of the Chinese 5th War Area, avoided frontal contact with the Japanese as much as possible. Instead, he fought conservatively, diverting his main forces towards the two flanks. Outflanked, the Japanese retreated after taking heavy casualties,^[1] and their attack was repelled.

• Order of Battle: Battle of South Henan

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