Western Hubei Operation
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DateMarch 6–26, 1941
(2 weeks and 6 days)
(2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Western part of Hubei province in the Republic of China
Result
Chinese victory
| Western Hubei Operation | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of China |
 Empire of Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Li Zongren |
 Lt. General Waichiro Sonobe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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River Defense Force
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11th Army
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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26th corps[1] : 47 officers and 1,800 soldiers killed 124 officers and 2,699 soldiers wounded | ? | ||||||
The Western Hubei Operation was an engagement between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Three infantry, one cavalry and an artillery regiment of the 13th Division crossed to the south bank of the Yangtze River near Yichang to attack the Chinese positions there.
