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Second Sino-Japanese War - Japanese Army Reinforcements

Time: Monday Aug 23, 1937

Place: northern Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Details: On August 23, Japanese Army reinforcements succeeded in landing in northern Shanghai. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) ultimately committed over 200,000 troops, along with numerous naval vessels and aircraft, to capture the city. After more than three months of intense fighting, their casualties far exceeded initial expectations.

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