For the Chinese Civil War battle in 1927, see Nanchang Uprising.
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Battle of Nanchang
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date
(1939-03-17) (1939-05-09)March 17 – May 9, 1939 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
200,000 troops in 39 divisions in 4 army groups: 19th, 1st, 30th and 32nd Army Groups, Hunan–Hubei–Jiangxii Border Area Guerrilla Command
120,000 troops in 3 divisions: 6th, 101st and 106th, Ishii Tank Unit (130 tanks and tankettes), 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery brigade, 2 artillery regiments (200 artillery pieces), 30+ ships and 50 motor boats and one battalion of Marines, and several air squadrons
Casualties and losses
51,328[citation needed]
64,000[citation needed]
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