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The second stage lasted from August 23 to October 26, 1937, during which the Japanese launched reinforcing amphibious landings on the Jiangsu coast and the two armies fought a house-to-house battle in the creek country north of Shanghai, [33] [34] with the Japanese attempting to gain control of the city and the surrounding regions.
Prior to the Battle of Shanghai the Shanghai SNLF had a strength of just over 2300 men, but in response to the Oyama Incident on August 9, 1937, the force would be hastily reinforced with Special Naval Landing Forces and ship crews deployed on land. Reinforcements would continue to arrive throughout the course of the battle, eventually bringing ...
The following is the order of battle of the forces involved in the Battle of Shanghai, during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Order of battle prior to August 13, 1937 [ edit ]
The film is based on real life events: the defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai by Chinese NRA troops during the Battle of Shanghai and the Chinese War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression also known as Second Sino-Japanese War.
Bloody Saturday, [1] also known as Black Saturday [2] and the Great World bombing, [3] was a misdirected attack on civilians by the Republic of China Air Force on 14 August 1937 during the Battle of Shanghai of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Battle of Shanghai August 1937 Defense of Sihang Warehouse October 26, 1937; Beiping–Hankou August 1937; Tianjin–Pukou August 1937; Battle of Taiyuan September 1937 Battle of Pingxingguan September 1937; Battle of Xinkou September 1937; Battle of Nanking December 1937; Battle of Xuzhou December 1937 Battle of Taierzhuang March 1938
In Japan it is known as the First Shanghai Incident (Japanese: 第一次上海事変), alluding to the Second Shanghai Incident, which is the Japanese name for the Battle of Shanghai that occurred during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
In 1937, though still not completely trained and fully equipped with German weapons, the 88th Division under the command of Sun Yuanliang was rushed to the Second Battle of Shanghai alongside the other German-trained divisions. The elite, German-trained division performed admirably, pushing the Japanese marines back to the very shores of ...