Amoy Operation

{{further|Order of battle for Amoy Operation}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Amoy Operation

| partof = the Second Sino-Japanese War

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| caption =

| date = {{Date range and age in years, months, weeks and days|1938|5|10|1938|5|12}}

| place = Amoy Island

| casus =

| territory =

| result = Japanese victory

| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912-1949)}}

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Empire of Japan|naval}} Koichi Shiozawa

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912-1949)|army}} Chen Yi

| strength1 = IJN 5th Fleet

| strength2 = NRA 75th division
Amoy fortress command

| casualties1 = ?

| casualties2 = According to divisional commander Song Tiancai's report on May 16 : 1,300+ casualties國史館檔案史料文物查詢系統，余漢謀電蔣中正轉報宋天才部在廈與敵抗戰該部人員傷亡槍彈損耗各情並擬另呈戰鬥詳報，典藏號：002-090200-00040-400 [https://ahonline.drnh.gov.tw/index.php?act=Display/image/5056628=QsN14=#bcl]

According to history of the Anti-Japanese War :{{cite book |title=抗日戰史: 閩粤邊區作戰(一) |date=1981 |publisher=國防部史政編譯局 | pages=36-37}}
29 officers and 597 soldiers killed
23 officers and 177 soldiers wounded
2 officers and 134 soldiers missing

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{{Campaignbox Second Sino-Japanese War}}

{{Japanese colonial campaigns}}

The Amoy Operation, also known as the Battle of Xiamen ({{zh|t=廈門戰鬥}}) was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to blockade China to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Control of Amoy Island would provide a base to make the blockade of Fujian province more effective.

Like the Canton Operation, the Amoy Operation was overseen by Koichi Shiozawa (1881-1943), who was the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Fleet during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).{{Cite book|title=Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present|last=Stewart|first=William|date=2014-11-26|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-8288-7|location=Jefferson, NC|pages=260}} The fleets warships bombarded the city to cover the landing of more than 2,000 invading troops.{{Cite web|url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Amoy_t.htm|title=Naval War in China|website=www.combinedfleet.com|access-date=2020-01-21}} The poorly equipped defenders of the city were forced to withdraw and move to Sung-yu. The blockade was successful so that China's ability to counterattack was effectively crippled.{{Cite book|title=An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present|last=Eggenberger|first=David|date=2012-03-08|publisher=Dover Publications, Inc.|isbn=978-0-486-14201-2|location=New York|pages=95}}