January 27
1932 Japanese marines landed near Shanghai, China. By this time, the Japanese had already seized most of Manchuria. Their move into the Yangzi delta region followed efforts by many Chinese to organize boycotts and other measures to oppose the occupation of Manchuria. Eventually 70,000 Japanese soldiers engaged in fighting in and around Shanghai. Chinese troops managed to tie down the Japanese forces and the two sides ultimately arranged a truce.
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