1937-08-13 - 1937-11-26

Battle of Shanghai

ShanghaiShanghai · Chinese forces resisted Japan in the coastal metropolis, preventing a quick victory and turning the war into a prolonged struggle.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Xi’an Incident
  2. Kominka policy intensified in Taiwan
  3. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  4. Battle of ShanghaiCurrent record
  5. Mongolian Great Purge
  6. Second United Front recognized
  7. Battle of Pingxingguan
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Context

The Battle of Shanghai changed the scale and character of the war. The east-coast expansion was not a simple advance but followed sustained defense and heavy losses.

Sources

The Britannica war overview and Commons photographs from both sides document Shanghai as an urban battle shaped by coastal-front operations and civilian destruction.

Media

Chinese soldiers defending Shanghai, 1937Visual recordChinese soldiers defending Shanghai, 1937A photograph of Chinese troops defending Shanghai in 1937.Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces at ShanghaiVisual recordJapanese Special Naval Landing Forces at ShanghaiThe image anchors Japanese naval landing forces and the urban-combat environment at Shanghai.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Shanghai 1937 KMT preservation corps photographOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces in Battle of Shanghai 1937Open source