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 began with small skirmishes and riots between various Chinese elements and local Japanese in Shanghai, some civilian, some military, mostly Japanese marines based near the International Settlement.

Dec 15, 2013 · In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was recorded in the Battle of Shanghai, or also known as the Battle of Songhu.

Apr 26, 2019 · It was in Shanghai that, for the first time, Chinese soldiers stood their ground against Japanese invaders. Their tenacious defense helped forge a truly national identity, supplanting allegiance...

The Battle of Shanghai was the first major battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War and escalated the skirmish of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the localized war in North China into a full-scale war that would involve most major regions of China. There were several underlying causes for …

During the year 1945, Shanghai, China was the site of a significant battle that marked a turning point in the country’s history. This battle, known as the Battle of Shanghai 1945, was a major conflict between the Chinese Nationalist forces and the Japanese Imperial Army.

Overview | Battle in Shanghai | Invasion of Nanking. On July 7, 1937, a battle was sparked between Japanese and Chinese troops at Lugouqiao, or the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. This conflict between the two nations developed into a full …

The January 28 incident or Shanghai incident (January 28 – March 3, 1932) was a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan.It took place in the Shanghai International Settlement which was under international control. Japanese army officers, defying higher authorities, had provoked anti-Japanese demonstrations in the International Settlement …

Dec 6, 2017 · The Battle for the Sihang Warehouse (October 27th – November 1st ) was one of the most notable small battles in Shanghai, where 414 members of the 524th Regiment, 88th Division under Xie Jinyuan, holed up and planned to fight to the end, as the international community watched from afar.

The Battle of Shanghai (Chinese: 淞滬會戰) was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Republic of China (ROC) and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) of the Empire of Japan …