Battle of Shanghai

Bombs for Chiang Kai-shek.

• Deutsch: In der neueren Geschichte gibt es zwei Schlachten um Shanghai. Eine #1937 und eine #1932.
• English: There are two Battles of Shanghai in recent memory: One in #1937 and one in #1932. 1932 photo section is included at the bottom. All others are from the 1937 battle.
• 中文: 1937年的淞沪抗战是中国抗日战争中第一场大型战役，也是规模最大的一次。由于日本方面把淞沪抗战称为“第二次上海事变”，而把1932年一二八事变称为“上海事变”，本页也包括了1932年事变的照片。

Video

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  Documentary film on Japanese Shanghai invasion. 上海保衛戰

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  Documentary film on Japanese Shanghai invasion. 上海保衛戰

Warships

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  1930 US marines in Shanghai.

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  1937 USS Augusta with armed Marines.

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  1937 Japan navy flagship in Shanghai.

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  US warship during Japanese arial bombing of Shanghai.

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  1937 giant flags on US warships.

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  1937 USS Augusta during Japanese bombing of Shanghai.

Aerial bombing

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  Type 96 Japanese attack air-plane.

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  1936 China Air Force imported planes.

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  1930s Shanghai airport.

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  Four Japanese Navy Type 96 planes.

1937

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  German Newsreel about the battle

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  NRA soldiers firing inside Sihang warehouse.

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  1937 massacre in progress.

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  Japanese troops 20km north of Shanghai

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  Panorama os 1930 Shanghai.

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  Anti-aircraft gun of NRA.

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Japanese tanks and armor cars

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  IJA marines protected by Vickers Crossley armor cars.

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  IJA armor cars for Battle for Shanghai.

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  1937 Japanese marines with Vickers Crossley armor cars.

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  1937 Japan marines in Shanghai.

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  1937 Japanese marines invaded Shanghai.

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  1937 US marines in Shanghai.

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  Vickers Crossley armored car in Shanghai.

Sihang Warehouse

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  JSS warehouse on fire.

• 1937 General Zhang Jijong.jpg

  张自忠將軍

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  Girl Guide Yang Huimin, posing with the flag

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  Xie Jinyuan's portrait

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  Sihang Warehouse, riddled with bullets

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  Xie's official photo

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  Xie on his mount

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  Xie's funeral, led by Shangguan Zhibiao

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  ‎ Sihang Warehouse with national flag.

Bombing

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  Part of the Shanghai downtown after Chinese bombing on August 14, 1937

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  A terrified baby left in Shanghai's South Station after a Japanese bombing

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  The Shanghai North Railway Station, after months of fighting and bombing in 1937.

Maps and Flags

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  1930s Shanghai Municipality Flag of the international concession areas.

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  Map in English of the area around Sihang Warehouse

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  Same map in simplified Chinese

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  Same map in traditional Chinese

1932

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  Japanese tank passing Shanghai Government building.

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  19th Route Army defending a barricade

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  Shanghai Military Police behind sandbag fortifications

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  Many houses were set alight by the Japanese in Shanghai

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  Memorial service for soldiers fallen in the battle

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  Monument to the 5th Army soldiers fallen in the battle, near Linggu Pagoda, Nanjing