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Caption | Japanese soldiers arriving in Shanghai, China, circa late 1937 to early 1938 ww2dbase | |
WW2-Era Location Name | Shanghai, China | |
Date | 1938 | |
Photographer | Unknown | |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |
Photo Size | 639 x 799 pixels |
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C. Peter Chen says:
10 Apr 2015 07:08:59 PM
Japanese Army made extensive use of the river systems in China to spring forward during offensives; this picture might well had been taken aboard a river barge.

10 Apr 2015 07:08:59 PM
Japanese Army made extensive use of the river systems in China to spring forward during offensives; this picture might well had been taken aboard a river barge.
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