From August 13, 1937 to November 26, 1937, some 600,000 Chinese soldiers engaged more than 300,000 Japanese invaders in the city of Shanghai on the coast of East China Sea. The following stats are from wiki. Strength - Republic of China 600,000 troops 250 airplanes 16 tanks vs. Empire of Japan 300,000 soldiers 3,000 airplanes 300 tanks 130 Naval ships Due to total air and naval superiority, Japanese firepower were many times greater than the Chinese forces even though the Chinese had more manpower. Due to the city is near the coast, Japanese naval ships were able to shoot any target with pin point accuracy. Entire Chinese defending positions could be destroyed before Japanese launching a landing, but often at night the Chinese counter-attack force the Japanese to abandon the positions they gained during the day with naval and air force support. After almost 3 months of bloody fighting, Losses - Republic of China 250,000 killed 83,500 injured or missing 91 planes Total: 333,500 casualtie Empire of Japan 70,000 killed 22,640 injured or missing 85 planes 51 ships Total:92,640 casualties This is only the beginning of 23 major engagements in China. Very little was mentioned how the Chinese were fighting during WWII, but in fact over 70% of all Japanese forces were tied in China during the entire WWII. Sure the battles in Far East did not involve massive tank battles, but the casualty were extremely high on both sides too, in fact Chinese took most casualty in entire WWII, even higher than the Russians. More Japanese soldiers died on Chinese battlefields than all else combined. What do you know about facts on the Chinese battlefields during WWII?
