3 real historical locations · China
A Chinese war epic depicting the Battle of Changde in 1943, where Nationalist Chinese forces held the city against a Japanese assault for weeks in one of the lesser-known but fiercely fought battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning China.
The 2010 Chinese film depicts the Battle of Changde (November-December 1943) — 8,000 Chinese Nationalist soldiers hold the city against 100,000 Japanese troo...
The Battle of Changde was part of Japan's Operation Ka-Go, aimed at capturing the key Hunan city and its rice stores. General Yu Chengwan's 57th Division of approximately 8,000 men held the city against vastly superio...
View location →The 57th Division under General Yu Chengwan defends Changde house by house against 100,000 Japanese troops in November–December 1943, one of the most ferocio...
The Battle of Changde (November–December 1943) saw the 57th Division — 8,000 men — hold Changde against 100,000 Japanese troops for over three weeks before being relieved. Only 83 defenders survived.
View location →Japanese forces cross Dongting Lake in a massive amphibious operation to encircle Changde from multiple directions, cutting off Chinese reinforcements as the...
Japan's Operation Ko-Go aimed to capture Changde's airfields and rice stocks. The battle is rarely known in the West but is considered one of China's proudest defensive actions of the entire war.
View location →As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.