Old photos of Shanghai in 1937: the urban style and features of Shanghai in the Battle of Songhu

Share a group of old photos of Changchun in 1933, mainly about the city appearance of Shanghai in the Battle of Songhu, which is also the historical data of Japan’s invasion of China

The old photos of this group are from the series of postcards of Century 「 Dawn 」 Tracing 「 Shanghai 」 issued by the Japanese that year. The issue time is after August 13, 1937. The photos of this group are from Kyoto University, Japan

Songhu Battle (also known as the August 13 Battle, the Second Songhu War of Resistance, and the Second Shanghai Incident in Japan);, It was the first large-scale battle between China and Japan in the War of Resistance against Japan, and it was also the largest and fiercest battle in the entire Sino Japanese War& nbsp; It began on August 13, 1937. After the Lugouqiao Incident, Chiang Kai shek took the initiative to fight back in Shanghai in order to change the direction of the Japanese invasion from north to south to east to west to facilitate the long-term war. A total of about 1 million Chinese and Japanese troops were put into battle. The battle itself lasted for three months. The Japanese army invested 300000 people in nine divisions and the Chinese army invested more than 700000 people in 73 divisions

The following is a preview of this group of old photos:

《世紀の黎明を描く上海の戦跡》系列明信片封面

闸北、上海北停车场

白川桥附近

闸北、商务印书馆

白川桥

闸北 民居内的战壕

江湾镇 赛马场

闸北 路边的沙袋及防御工事

市政府残迹

吴淞镇

庙行镇、爆弾三勇士之碑

大场镇 表忠塔

上海北停车场、鉄路管理局の残骸

爆弾三勇士之碑

戦跡视察伜献远�

市街戦の人柱、北四川路に于ける我英霊碑の一部

大场镇

大场镇 未完成的防御工事

吴淞炮台

我们可以看到战火中的上海，到处倒是废墟，日军给这座城市造成了巨大的伤害，并成功占领。

愿我中华永远强大，不在被敌侵略。