a large-scale decisive military battle involving the main forces of opposing sides

Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943), a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II; also called [[斯大林格勒战役|斯大林格勒戰役|si1 da4 lin2 ge2 le4 zhan4 yi4]]

A series of major defensive campaigns during the Second Sino-Japanese War between 1939 and 1944. Depending on historical classification, it refers either to the first three successful defenses of Changsha or all four major battles in the region, including the final fall of the city to Japanese forces.