Battle of Taierzhuang (1938-1938)

The Battle of Taierzhuang was 1938. From March to mid-April, the national army in Taierzhuang, southern Shandong, fought with the elite divisions of the Japanese army who planned to attack Xuzhou from Shandong in two ways. The 5th Division of the Japanese Army, Masahiro Sakahara, mainly attacked Linyi, and 10 Division Iwatani Lian Jie mainly attacked tengxian, Lincheng and Taierzhuang.

The battle was commanded by Li Zongren, Sun Lianzhong, Zhang Zizhong, Qi Dehou, Tian Zhennan, Guan, Chi Fengcheng, Wang and other famous anti-Japanese soldiers. This campaign is part of the battle of Xuzhou, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Because it was the first victory of the national army after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it was also called Taierzhuang victory.

The Battle of Taierzhuang was a great victory for China's army. In the fierce fighting that lasted nearly half a month, China's army made great sacrifices, with 46,000 troops participating in the war, 7,500 casualties and missing, and more than 6,543,800 Japanese troops were annihilated. It dealt a heavy blow to the fierce flame of the Japanese invaders and greatly inspired the confidence of the military and civilians throughout the country in persisting in the war of resistance.