1937-08-13

Battle of Shanghai opens

mainland ChinaBattle of Shanghai opens is a battle record, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Total War and Rear Areas118
  1. Xinjiang Soviet alignment intensifies
  2. Nankou campaign
  3. Jiangyin blockade
  4. Battle of Shanghai opensCurrent record
  5. Battle of Shanghai begins
  6. Chahar operation
  7. Shanghai North Station fighting
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Wartime Position

the full-war expansion from Marco Polo Bridge through Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan

Battle of Shanghai opens is a battle record, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai and Wikimedia Commons · Battle of Shanghai, 1937 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces in ShanghaiVisual recordJapanese Special Naval Landing Forces in ShanghaiA photograph of Japanese naval landing forces in the urban fighting at Shanghai in 1937. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Battle of Shanghai opens.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Battle of Shanghai, 1937Open source