Battle of Shanghai 1932
Posted 24 August 2004 - 10:29 PM
About the 19th Route, they were definitely not Chiang's favorites. They were formed during the days of the Northern Expedition, under the command of Jiang Guangnai, and deputy command of Cai Tingkai. They earlier fought with the Communists but were defeated and then sent to garrison Shanghai. Apparently they were very nationalistic and anti-Japanese. They were said to be only armed with rifles and machine guns, and had straw coolie-style hats in contrast to the German-style steel helmets of the Fifth army. The 5th army was orignally formed from the National guard units , they were German-trained and supposedly when the fighting broke out, they almost mutinied when they were held back from the fighting. The German advisers also want to see how their trained recruits perform in the battle. Finally Chiang allowed them to join the battle. They had the best weapons, equipment of the Chinese armed forces. German weapons, uniforms, and training. Also the revenue Guards/Custom Police(?) also fought alongside with the 19th and 5th.
But can anyone tell me the specifics of the 1932 Shanghai battle? What were the casualties of both sides(the 19th Route army/Fifth army and the Japanese forces)? Any particular moments of valour? The comparison between the troops of the 19th, the 5th and the Japanese? The impressions left on both sides of each other's military quality/capability?
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