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Capture of Shanghai

China · Warfare / Sinoese War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1937Date range
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Chronological records

1937

Chiang Kai-Shek12 November 1937

Shanghai · Warfare / Sinoese War

Chinese forces withdraw from Shanghai after a prolonged battle, leaving the city under Japanese control.

Names involved

Chiang Kai-Shek

Provenance

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