Battle of Shanghai

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 November 26, 1937, and was arguably the single largest and longest battle of the entire war, with it even regarded by some historians as the first battle of World War II. It resulted in the Japanese capture of Shanghai and heavy destruction to the city.

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1937-08-13T00:00:00Z

1937-11-26T00:00:00Z

1937 Battle of Shanghai

1842-06-16T00:00:00Z

1842-06-16T00:00:00Z

1842 Battle of Woosung

1854-04-03T00:00:00Z

1854-04-04T00:00:00Z

1854 Battle of Muddy Flat

1861-07-01T00:00:00Z

1862-11-01T00:00:00Z

1861 — 1862 Battle of Shanghai

1932-02-01T00:00:00Z

1932-02-01T00:00:00Z

1932 Battle of Miaohang

1932-02-13T00:00:00Z

1932-02-13T00:00:00Z

1932 Battle of Wenzaobang

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937 Battle of Luodian

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937 Siege of Shanghai

1937-08-14T00:00:00Z

1937-08-14T00:00:00Z

1937 Bloody Saturday (Shanghai)

1937-08-30T00:00:00Z

1937-09-05T00:00:00Z

1937 Battle of Wusong

1937-10-26T00:00:00Z

1937-11-01T00:00:00Z

1937 Defense of Sihang Warehouse

1949-05-12T00:00:00Z

1949-06-02T00:00:00Z

1949 Shanghai Campaign

1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

1967 Shanghai People's Commune

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Shanghai1937IJA north station

Major General Alexander Telfer-Smollett with British officials, soldiers and Shanghai Municipal Police

The West Wall of Sihang Warehouse after the battle

Sunken ships in the Yangtze River near Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province; they were sunken to prevent Japanese from sailing up river

Smoke from burning cotton mills on Pootung, Shanghai with World War I victory memorial on left and bow of cruiser HMS DANAE at right

Picture of Japanese cruiser Izumo in Shanghai

A Chinese anti-aircraft gunner in action at Shanghai

Shanghai North Railway Station

Chinese soldiers wearing gas masks in Pudong, Shanghai

Chinese soldiers killed during the Battle of Shanghai

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1842	Battle of Woosung	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1854	Battle of Muddy Flat	United States, Qing dynasty, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Small Swords Society, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Ah Pak	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Shanghai	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1932	Battle of Miaohang	battle, Three Human Bombs	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1932	Battle of Wenzaobang	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of Luodian	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Siege of Shanghai	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of Shanghai	battle, incident	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Bloody Saturday (Shanghai)	misbombing	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of Wusong	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Defense of Sihang Warehouse	battle, Empire of Japan, China	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1949	Shanghai Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Shanghai People's Commune	Revolutionary committee, insurgency	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1927	HMS Peterel	river gunboat, Peterel-class river gunboat	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1902	Qiuxin Shipyard	shipyard, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1926	Zhonghua Shipyard	shipyard, business, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	2001	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	2019	China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited	holding company, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	fort		Wusong Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Nanjing	People's Liberation Army Navy, museum ship, destroyer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression	Second Sino-Japanese War memorial, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Shanghai1937IJA north station		Commons
commons	image		Major General Alexander Telfer-Smollett with British officials, soldiers and Shanghai Municipal Police		Commons
commons	image		The West Wall of Sihang Warehouse after the battle		Commons
commons	image		Sunken ships in the Yangtze River near Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province; they were sunken to prevent Japanese from sailing up river		Commons
commons	image		Smoke from burning cotton mills on Pootung, Shanghai with World War I victory memorial on left and bow of cruiser HMS DANAE at right		Commons
commons	image		Picture of Japanese cruiser Izumo in Shanghai		Commons
commons	image		A Chinese anti-aircraft gunner in action at Shanghai		Commons
commons	image		Shanghai North Railway Station		Commons
commons	image		Chinese soldiers wearing gas masks in Pudong, Shanghai		Commons
commons	image		Chinese soldiers killed during the Battle of Shanghai		Commons