Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang

Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
	Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
	; NRA troops in an attack
Date	April 20 – May 24, 1939; (1 month and 4 days)
Location	Vicinities of Suizhou and Zaoyang, Hubei
Result	Chinese victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Li Zongren	Yasuji Okamura
Strength
220,000 troops in 2 armies: Right Flank Army 29th Army Group; 33rd Army Group; ; Left Flank Army 11th Army Group; ; 4 other Army Groups 31st Army Group; 21st Army Group; 2nd Army Group; 22nd Army Group; ; River Defense Force;	113,000 troops in 3 divisions: 3rd Division; 13th Division; 16th Division; 4th Cavalry Brigade;
Casualties and losses
Chinese claim : 28,037 men (not including missing)	Chinese claim : 21,450 men; ; Japanese claim (from 30 April until 23 May 1939) :; According to the report from the General Staff of the Eleventh Army on 27th May 1939 : 600 killed and 1,478 wounded; According to official Japanese newspaper : 473 killed, 57 died of wounds

The Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 随枣会战; traditional Chinese: 隨棗會戰; pinyin: Suízǎo Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Suizao was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese launched a major two-pronged offensive that captured many cities and towns. However, their failure to defend against a series of coordinated Chinese counter-attacks forced them to completely withdraw, resulting in territorial control returning to the original status quo.