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  2. Defense of Sihang Warehouse - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Battle of Shanghai - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Shanghai was a military defeat but a high point for Chinese nationalism. The beginning of full-scale war meant that China would no longer stand idly and allow Japan to conquer its territories piece by piece as it had done in the past. It also demonstrated China's resolve not to surrender even in the face of overwhelming firepower.

  4. Bloody Saturday (Shanghai) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 87th Division (National Revolutionary Army) - Wikipedia

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    Later in 1937 the 87th Division took part in the Battle of Shanghai at the outbreak of the war between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. [5] When Zhang Zhizhong , 71st Corps commander, ordered the 87th and 88th—equipped with their German helmets and stick grenades —to move into the city the former used trucks to quickly deploy ...

  6. Shanghai Expeditionary Army - Wikipedia

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    The Shanghai Expeditionary Army (上海派遣軍, Shanhai-haken-gun) was a corps-level ad hoc Japanese army in the Second Sino-Japanese War.. The Shanghai Expeditionary Army was first raised on February 25, 1932 as a reinforcement for Japanese forces involved during the First Battle of Shanghai.

  7. 88th Division (National Revolutionary Army) - Wikipedia

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    On 25 November 1937, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ordered the division withdrawn to join the ill-fated Battle of Nanjing. This led to portions of the 524th Regiment remaining at the Sihang Warehouse for several days, where they successfully covered the retreat of the division while beating back numerous Japanese assaults on the warehouse.

  8. Jiangwan Racecourse - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  9. Aerial engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War

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    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]