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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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → event in the Second Sino-Japanese War → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Songhu → 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	Second Sino-Japanese War →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → Republic of China →
date	August–November 1937 →
endDate	1937-11-26 →
followedBy	Battle of Nanjing → Nanjing Massacre →
includedEngagement	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	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	China theater of World War II (Asian-Pacific War context) →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese 10th Division ("Second Battle of Shanghai") → Japanese 3rd Division ("Battle of Shanghai") → Kiyoshi Katsuki ("Battle of Shanghai") →	conflict
Chinese 71st Army ("Battle of Shanghai") → Chinese 88th Division → Chinese 88th Division ("Defense of Sihang Warehouse (1937)") →	engagement
Battle of Nanjing ("Battle of Shanghai") → Battle of Taierzhuang ("Battle of Shanghai") → Japanese occupation of Shanghai ("Battle of Shanghai (1932)") →	precededBy
Japanese occupation of China → Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China → Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) →	significantEvent
Battle of Shanghai (1937) ("Second Battle of Shanghai") → Battle of Shanghai (1937) ("Battle of Songhu") →	alsoKnownAs
Guomin Gemingjun → National Revolutionary Army ("Battle of Shanghai") →	notableBattle
Japanese 10th Division ("Second Battle of Shanghai") → Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces →	notableEngagement
Chinese 87th Division ("Battle of Shanghai") →	engagedIn
Marco Polo Bridge Incident ("Battle of Shanghai") →	followedBy
World War II battles ("Battle of Shanghai (1937–1938)") →	hasNotableBattle
Shanghai ("Battle of Shanghai in 1937") →	historicalEvent
Battle of Shanghai (1937) ("Defense of Sihang Warehouse") →	includedEngagement
Japanese Central China Area Army ("Battle of Shanghai") →	notableCampaign
Chinese 88th Division ("Battle of Shanghai") →	notableFor
Wuhan campaign ("Battle of Shanghai") →	relatedTo
Japanese occupation of Shanghai →	startEvent