January 1932
Shanghai Incident
The Japanese navy bombs Shanghai, the "Shanghai Incident"
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Shanghai in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Japanese navy bombs Shanghai, the "Shanghai Incident"
Japan sends troops to "protect" Japanese residents
Japanese warships are sent to Shanghai to protect the 30,000 Japanese living there
Japan sends troops into Shanghai
Appointed Commander of the Japanese forces in Shanghai
Provenance
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