Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index zh-cn:台儿庄战役 Battle before: Battle of Nanjing Battle after: Battle of Xuzhou Battle of Taierzhuang Conflict Second Sino-Japanese War Date October 1937 and evening of March 24 1938¹ - April 7, 1938 Place Taierzhuang, Shandong Result Decisive Kuomintang victory ¹ Assault of Taierzhuang began on March 24 but previous military developments dated back to October Combatants China, National Revolutionary Army Japan, North China Theater Army Commanders Li Tsung-jen (supreme commander), Tang Enbai, Pang Bingxun, Zhang Zizhong, Sun Lianzhong, Sun Zhen, Wang Mingzhang†, Han Fuqu† Isogai Rensuke, Itagaki Seishiro Strength 10 divisionss , ~100,000 men 2 divisions (Itagaki 5th, Isogai 10th), ~30,000 men Casualties ~20000 over 16000 The Battle of Tai'erzhuang was a battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, between armies of Chinese Kuomintang and Japan. Taierzhuang locates on the eastern bank of the Grand Canal of China and was a frontier garrison northeast of Xuzhou. Xuzhou itself was the joint of Jinpu Railway (Tianjin-Pudong Railway) and Longhai Railway (Lanzhou-Lianyonggang Railway) and the HQ of KMT's 5th War Zone. Related topics Military history of Japan History of China History of Japan Republic of China World War II Kuomintang Battle of Lugou Bridge External links Memorial museum of the Battle of Taierzhuang (in Chinese) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.