Battle of West Henan-North Hubei | |||||||
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Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
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National Revolutionary Army | Imperial Japanese Army | ||||||
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17 armies | 7 divisions, 3 brigades | ||||||
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The Battle of West Henan–North Hubei (simplified Chinese: 豫西鄂北会战; traditional Chinese: 豫西鄂北會戰; pinyin: Yù Xī È Běi Huìzhàn) was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was fought in March–May 1945 in northern Hubei and western Henan. While it was a tactical stalemate, the battle was an operational victory for the Japanese forces, who seized control of local airbases, denying Chinese forces any localized air support.