Songjiang Air Raid

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The air raid Songjiang was an air raid on a train on September 8, 1937 in Songjiang in the Republic of China , in which 300 people died.

Starting position

Since 1937 the Japanese Empire attacked the Republic of China in the Sino-Japanese War . In addition to Manchuria, the Japanese had occupied parts of the east China coast. In August 1937, they opened the Battle of Shanghai to occupy the city of Shanghai .

Songjiang was a city and a train station about 50 km west of the then city center and is now part of the Shanghai urban conglomerate. A train stopped at Songjiang Railway Station and was completely overcrowded with 1,500 refugees who fled the city from the attacks by the Japanese. He should go to Wuhan . According to the Republic of China, there was no military on the train, only non-combatants .

Course of events

Japanese planes attacked the railway facilities and dropped aerial bombs on them. This happened without there having been an air raid alarm beforehand . Five cars of the train, three 3rd class passenger cars and two 2nd class cars, were thrown from the tracks by the bombs and destroyed. The railway facilities were also badly damaged, including a water tower and a pedestrian bridge .

consequences

At least 300 people died and 400 others were injured, according to newspaper reports.

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