Second Sino-Japanese War: Difference between revisions

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<div>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg|25px]] [[File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Li Zongren]]</div>

<div>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg|25px]] [[File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Feng Yuxiang]]</div>

<div>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg|25px]] [[File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Gu Zhutong]] (surrendered)</div>

<div>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg|25px]] [[File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Xue Yue]]</div>

<div>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg|25px]] [[File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Bai Chongxi]]</div>

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• The Nationalist Chinese Army lost 3,238,000 men and 5,787,352 civilian casualties, totaling 9,025,352.

• A US academic study ~~estimates~~ 1.5 million killed in battle, 750,000 missing in action, 1.5 million deaths due to disease, and 3 million wounded.

• A US academic study commissioned after the war estimated 1.5 million killed in battle, 750,000 missing in action, 1.5 million deaths due to disease, and 3 million wounded.

• The "~~kill~~ all, ~~loot~~ all, ~~burn~~ all" operation, implemented in May 1942, resulted in at least 2.7 million civilian deaths.

• The 3 Alls Policy of "Kill all, Loot all, Burn all" operation, implemented in May 1942, resulted in at least 2.7 million civilian deaths.

• Property loss suffered by the Chinese was valued at 383 billion US dollars, roughly 50 times Japan's gross domestic product.

• The war created 95 million refugees.

• The war created 95 million refugees, internally and externally displaced across the Asian Continet.

• Rudolph Rummel estimates 3,949,000 people killed directly by the Japanese army and 10,216,000 total dead in the war.

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=== Use of suicide attacks ===

[[File:Chinese infantry soldier preparing a suicide vest of Model 24 hand grenades at the Battle of Taierzhuang against Japanese Tanks.jpg|thumb|207x207px|Chinese suicide bomber putting on an explosive vest made out of Model 24 hand grenades to use in an attack on Japanese tanks at the Battle of Taierzhuang]]

Chinese armies used "Dare to Die corps" or suicide squads against the Japanese, using suicide bombing tactics such as detonating grenade vests and strapping explosives to their bodies. This tactic was used during the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Taierzhuang, where Chinese troops rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up. In one incident, Chinese suicide bombers destroyed four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles, demonstrating the effectiveness of suicide bombing tactics in the war.

Facing insurmountable odds, Chinese armies used "Dare to Die corps" or suicide squads against the Japanese, using suicide bombing tactics such as detonating grenade vests and strapping explosives to their bodies. This tactic was used during the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Taierzhuang, where Chinese troops rushed at Japanese tanks and blew themselves up. In one incident, Chinese suicide bombers destroyed four Japanese tanks with grenade bundles, demonstrating the effectiveness of suicide bombing tactics in the war.

== References ==