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Second Sino-Japanese War

Japanese Army Reinforcements

Monday Aug 23, 1937
northern Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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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