9 Aug 1937
China
China
- Chinese Peace Preservation Corps troops shot and killed Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces Lieutenant Isao Oyama as he attempted to enter Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai, China without authorization. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Shanghai | CPC]
- A special national assembly was called at Nanjing, China, with representatives of both Nationalist and Communist Parties present, to discuss the war with Japan. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
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