Battle of Wanjialing

Battle of Wanjialing
	Part of the Battle of Wuhan
	; Map outline of the battle
Date	10 August 1938 – 10 October 1938 ; (2 months)
Location	Wanjialing region
Result	Chinese victory Near-destruction of the Japanese 101st and 106th divisions;
Belligerents
China	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Xue Yue; Wu Qiwei	Junrokurō Matsuura
Strength
100,000	92,000
Casualties and losses
In the battles along the Nanxun Railway from 17 September until 15 October 1938 : 50,000+ casualties, including 15,000 in Wanjialing	Initial Chinese claim :; In the battles along the Nanxun Railway from 17 September until 15 October 1938 : 20,000+ killed or wounded (including about 5,000 killed in Wanjialing), 110 captured; ; Later Chinese claim : 30,000+ killed or captured (101st and 106th divisions, not including relief units (9th and 27th divisions); ; Japanese claim :; 106th division (in the entire battle of Wuhan) :; 3,321 killed; 4,085 wounded; 9,905 hospitalized from illnesses.

The Battle of Wanjialing, known in Chinese text as the Victory of Wanjialing (traditional Chinese: 萬家嶺大捷; simplified Chinese: 万家岭大捷; pinyin: Wànjiālǐng Dàjié), refers to the National Revolutionary Army's successful engagement during the Wuhan theatre of the Second Sino-Japanese War against the Japanese 101st, 106th, 9th and 27th divisions around the Wanjialing region in 1938. The two and a half month battle resulted in heavy losses of the Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions.