Battle of Xinfeng

The Battle of Xinfeng was an offensive during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Battle of Xinfeng
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
DateJuly 1st, 1938
Location
Xinfeng Railroad station
Belligerents
 China
National Revolutionary Army		  Japan
Central China Theater Army
Commanders and leaders
not reported not reported
Strength
not reported not reported
Casualties and losses
not reported ≈40 troops[1]
no reported civilian casualties

Battle

On 1 July 1938, Chinese troops of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment of the 1st Detachment of the New Fourth Army launched a surprise assault on the Japanese troops stationed at the Xinfeng Railway Station. This was the first battle that the Fourth Army fought at night, as the assault was launched at 11 pm. The unit then set the railway station on fire and killed more than 30 soldiers that were in houses at the time.[1]

During the battle the train station was burned to the ground and the army forces managed to capture six rifles with bayonets. After the battle, the Chinese unit met with local resistance fighters and managed to destroy a section of the railway and tens of telephone stations.

References
  1. Zhao, Xianfeng. "The Battle at the Xinfeng Railway Station". 60th Anniversary of Victory in War of Resistance Against Japanese. PLA Daily/People's Liberation Army. Archived from the original on 9 March 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.


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