Battle of Shanghai (1937)

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battle event in the Second Sino-Japanese War military conflict

The Battle of Shanghai (1937) was one of the largest and bloodiest early engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, marking a major urban conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that signaled the war’s escalation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Shanghai 16
Battle of Shanghai (1937) canonical 12
Second Battle of Shanghai 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Songhu

Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Shanghai
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
casualties hundreds of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ
characteristic extensive aerial bombardment ⓘ
intense street-to-street combat ⓘ
naval gunfire support by Japanese fleet ⓘ
commander Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
Feng Yuxiang (nominal role, limited involvement) ⓘ
Hata Shunroku ⓘ
He Yingqin ⓘ
Isamu Yokoyama ⓘ
Iwane Matsui ⓘ
Kiyoshi Katsuki ⓘ
Zhang Fakui ⓘ
Zhang Zhizhong ⓘ
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Republic of China ⓘ
date August–November 1937 ⓘ
endDate 1937-11-26 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
includedEngagement Battle of Shanghai (1937) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Defense of Sihang Warehouse

assaults on Jiangwan and Dachang ⓘ
fighting around Zhabei district ⓘ
involvedForce Chinese 87th Division ⓘ
Chinese 88th Division ⓘ
Japanese 11th Division ⓘ
Japanese 3rd Division ⓘ
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ⓘ
location China ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ
notableFor escalation of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
large-scale urban warfare ⓘ
partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
precededBy Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ⓘ
Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ
result Japanese occupation of Shanghai ⓘ
Japanese victory ⓘ
startDate 1937-08-13 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Shanghai by Japanese forces ⓘ
defense of Shanghai by Chinese forces ⓘ
theater Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: China theater of World War II (Asian-Pacific War context)

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Marco Polo Bridge Incident → followedBy → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Shanghai (1937) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Shanghai (1937) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Songhu
Battle of Shanghai (1937) → includedEngagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Sihang Warehouse
Wuhan campaign → relatedTo → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Shanghai → historicalEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai in 1937
Battle of Taierzhuang → precededBy → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Chinese 88th Division → notableFor → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Chinese 88th Division → engagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Chinese 88th Division → engagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Sihang Warehouse (1937)
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Shanghai → startEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Shanghai → precededBy → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai (1932)
Chinese 87th Division → engagedIn → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Japanese 3rd Division → conflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Nanjing → precededBy → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Kiyoshi Katsuki → conflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
NRA → notableBattle → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Japanese 10th Division → conflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Shanghai
Japanese 10th Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Shanghai
Guomin Gemingjun → notableBattle → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai (1937–1938)
Japanese Central China Area Army → notableCampaign → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Chinese 71st Army → engagement → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Japanese occupation of China → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Kuomintang officers → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War → engagedIn → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War → hasPart → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
NRA (China) → conflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
2nd Infantry Division (Japan) → conflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Mitsubishi A5M fighters → usedInConflict → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A5M
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions → engagedIn → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
Republican era → significantEvent → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ