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Battle of Shanghai (1937)

Battle of Shanghai
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
A Chinese machine gun nest in Shanghai. Note the German M35 used by the NRA soldiers.
A National Revolutionary Army machine gun nest in Shanghai
Date August 13, 1937 – November 26, 1937
(3 months, 1 week, and 6 days)
Location Shanghai and proximity
Result Japanese victory
Territorial
changes
Japanese capture of Shanghai
Belligerents

Republic of China (1912–49) Republic of China

Empire of Japan Empire of Japan

Commanders and leaders

Republic of China (1912–49) Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China (1912–49) Feng Yuxiang
Republic of China (1912–49) Chen Cheng
Republic of China (1912–49) Zhang Zhizhong

Nazi Germany Alexander von Falkenhausen (instructor)

Empire of Japan Heisuke Yanagawa
Empire of Japan Iwane Matsui

Empire of Japan Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Strength
700,000 troops in 70 divisions and 7 brigades
180 aircraft
40 tanks
300,000 troops in 9 divisions and a brigade,
500 aircraft
300 tanks
130 naval ships
Casualties and losses
250,000 overall 40,000 overall

Republic of China (1912–49) Republic of China

Empire of Japan Empire of Japan

Republic of China (1912–49) Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China (1912–49) Feng Yuxiang
Republic of China (1912–49) Chen Cheng
Republic of China (1912–49) Zhang Zhizhong


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