aug 13, 1937 - The Battle of Shanghai commences
Description:
The first major battle of the 2nd Sino-Japanese war, The Battle of Shanghai was a long brutal fight for the city of Shanghai. After a long 3 months the city fell to the Japanese. With China suffering almost 200000 fatalities and almost 100000 wounded troops during this time, to the Japanese losses of 60000Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 13, 1937
Now
~ 87 years ago