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The Battle of Shanghai (traditional Chinese: 淞滬會戰; simplified Chinese: 淞沪会战; pinyin: Sōng hù huìzhàn) was a major battle fought between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China in the Chinese city of Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The Battle of Sihang Warehouse (Chinese: 四行倉庫保衛戰) took place from October 26 to November 1, 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening phase of the 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.
The following is the order of battle of the forces involved in the Battle of Shanghai, ... (Aug. 7 1937) Nanking Shanghai Garrison – Zhang Zhizhong (50,000 men).
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.
The Second Sino-Japanese War began on 7 July 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge incident in the Republic of China and is often regarded as the start of World War II as full-scale warfare erupted with the Battle of Shanghai, [1] and ending when the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945. [2]
It was the second day of the Battle of Shanghai between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and the beginning of full-scale World War II combat operations. [3] Great World had thrown open its doors for refugees fleeing the fighting in the Chinese and Japanese zones of the city for the relative safety of the Shanghai International ...