10 Aug 1937
  • In Spain, the Council of Aragon was dissolved by the Republican Government. ww2dbase [AC]
China
  • Japanese Consul General in China demanded the Chinese to withdraw the Peace Preservation Corps from Shanghai due to the death of Lieutenant Isao Oyama at Hongqiao Airport on the previous day. Meanwhile, additional Japanese troops began arriving in Shanghai. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Shanghai | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 10 Aug 1937
Japanese troops guarding a section of a railway near the village of Changxindian, Hebei Province, China, west of the city of Beiping, 10 Aug 1937; seen in the 1 Sep 1937 issue of the Japanese publication AsahigraphCrossley armored cars of the Japanese Shanghai Naval Landing Force, Shanghai, China, 10 Aug 1937

10 Aug 1937 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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