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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.
Shanghai SNLF naval infantry in action in downtown Shanghai, October 1937. The Japanese attackers, composed of units from a "Japanese Naval Landing Party" or Japanese marines [37] [38], received reinforcements and began attempts to break into the warehouse around soon after, targeting the warehouse from North Suzhou Road. They were soon met ...
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 Beiping–Tianjin July 1937; Chahar August 1937; 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 ...
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]
Jiangwan Racecourse after the Battle of Shanghai, 1937 In the 1930s, the racecourse was the site of fighting between Japanese and Chinese forces several times. Following the January 28 incident of 1932, machine-gun fire was reported at the Jiangwan Racecourse as Japanese forces bombed the nearby area. [ 21 ]
Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area (Aug. 7 1937) Nanking Shanghai Garrison – Zhang Zhizhong (50,000 men). 36th Division – Song Xilian [g] 87th Division – Wang Chingchin [g] 88th Division – Sun Yuanliang [g] 55th Division – Li Sungchan 56th Division – Liu Hoting (later Liu Shangchih) 57th Division – Yuan Chaochang [R] 20th Sep. Bde ...