Marco Polo Bridge incident
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The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a three-day battle that began on 7 July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Allied Commander-in-Chief in the China theater between 1942 and 1945
Damage from the Japanese shells on the wall of Wanping Fortress, now marked with a memorial plaque
Battle of Shanghai
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The Battle of Shanghai 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. It lasted from August 13 to
Marco Polo Bridge incident
…Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which was signed shortly after, as Chiang Kai-shek recognized local appeasement was no longer viable. On 9 August 1937, a Japanese naval officer was shot in Shanghai, escalating the skirmishes and battles into full-scale warfare. However, even as the fighting spread, international diplomatic maneuverings continued…
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Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces in Battle of Shanghai 1937
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