Defense of Sihang Warehouse Part 4: October 29th (Day 3)

[@cymrodave]

I’m so happy I’ve found your channel. This is a really under discussed part of WW2 history so it’s fantastic to have such well produced content on the topic. Excellent work, I look forward to watching more.

[@resistanceremembered]

@@cymrodave Thanks for watching! Hopefully, this part of history will get more focus on the future. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@wargamingchina9174]

Brilliant mate,I liked how you discussed the bridges and the Japanese attempted attack along the creek . The bridges of Shanghai are indeed very interesting, there were 31 Barzi bridges in Shanghai. Keep up the good work

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! The bridges definitely are! I have to say that one can learn a lot about Shanghai just by looking at the names of the bridges haha! I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@ErinandEmmaFinance]

we know that it takes time and research for you to find this so thanks glad to come around this share and we are willing to be supportive of each other! What do you think dear

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting! I hope you enjoyed the video and found it informative!

[@joseamayo2792]

Hell yeah, I was really looking for it! Great work!!

[@resistanceremembered]

I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for your support!

[@usna98]

Another great video...looking forward to the next installment!

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@leosteamedbaozi9867]

Fantastic stuff!

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@BygoneChina]

Excellent video, I really enjoyed the detailed breakdown of the finer details of the event, such as garbage disposal, and the noting of the old English spelling for jail on the map was a cool nugget of information!

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks! I’m glad you found it informative! I believe parts of the jail might still be around today but I can’t be sure. I’ll probably check if I have the opportunity to visit Shanghai in the future.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Another great video m8. I liked the armoured car in the footage...made in Britain and used by the Japanese against the Chinese whilst the Europeans in the concessions went about their business whilst effectively a war was going on next door!. I reckon 90% of people know nothing about shanghai or even China in the years leading up to ww2. As always top video, all the best🙂

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! Definitely, the Japanese made extensive use of armoured cars especially early on in the war. The Vickers Crossley was one of the more common ones seen in Shanghai, likely because the Japanese troops stationed in the Japanese zone of the International Settlement had plenty at their disposal throughout the 1930s. Unfortunately, it's true that most people have no idea what happened in China during the war. Personally, I think it's even fair to say that WW2 actually began in China. Although not involved militarily, Western nations such as Great Britain and the US supported the Chinese and some of their responses towards the Japanese invasion would cause Japan to declare war against them a few years later. Thanks again for your support Stan!

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

@@resistanceremembered cheers no problem , I really enjoy your channel and I agree with your statement that ww2 started in China in the late 30s. All the best m8🙂🙂🙂

[@alexren2434]

Great video man! Really appreciate your work! Have you thought about doing a video on the 29th Dadao army of China? There was a TV series on them awhile back. They were basically the army known for using Dadao (the big sword) to fight off the Japanese.

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, I will probably do a video on the July 7th Incident in the future although I'm not sure when. When I do, I will definitely talk a bit about the 29th Route Army. I think I watched that show many years ago. If I remember correctly, it talked about the lead-up to the July 7th Incident in Beijing (Beiping). Thanks again!

[@alexren2434]

@@resistanceremembered Awesome bro. Looking forward to it!

[@thorstenthomas7808]

Another interesting episode of this saga. Again, some great period film. Easy to say with hindsight but perhaps the British and American officers should have taken greater note of the Japanese determination to achieve its goals rather than worry about a stray shell hitting the gasworks. If they had, perhaps the future outcomes in Singapore and the Philippines may have been avoided. Interesting to see that most of the rubberneckers in your photo appear to be Chinese; it shouldn't be forgotten that many Chinese lived in the International Zone, not just foreigners. Nice sideline into Chinese history as well. I have been rewatching a Chinese history series called The Story of China on PBS hosted by a British guy named Michael Wood.

[@resistanceremembered]

I definitely agree. It’s too bad they didn’t notice the threat. The response of the western powers towards what happened in China is really similar to their reaction during the Nazi takeover of Austria and Czechoslovakia. Most of the people just wanted to stay out of another war but in doing so, probably caused an even bigger one. There were definitely a large Chinese population in the International Settlement. At this time, there were probably large numbers of refugees as well so it must have been quite a crowded place. The documentary series looks really interesting as well! I’ll definitely take a look! Thanks for watching! Cheers!

[@jacobrobinson5606]

love this what to learn more about china in ww2

[@resistanceremembered]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ll definitely be making more videos about China’s role during WW2! Stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@ajoyuen25]

Good job 👍 Would be interesting to make a review of the recent film "800", especially from the historical accuracy perspective.

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed! I tried to point out some of the common misconceptions about the battle, many of which are reflected in the movie. However, the movie has a pretty nice (not perfect though) portray of the uniforms and equipment of the 88th Division, one of the most accurate I’ve seen in movies and shows. What did you think of it?

[@ajoyuen25]

@@resistanceremembered I've only seen parts of it. Not the full movie yet. But I think the ROC flag scene with the Japanese plane attacking was too exagerated, for example.

[@resistanceremembered]

@@ajoyuen25 Yeah, that was one of the more unrealistic scenes. I think it was to represent the cases of accidental bombing of the International Settlement during the Battle of Shanghai. Thanks again for the comment!

[@ajoyuen25]

@@resistanceremembered Thought they portrayed it as intentional 🤷‍♂️ Did the Japanese use toxic gas against Chinese troops in the warehouse? Wasn't them worried to accidentally affect the International settlement? For not mentioning they launch it after a group of Japanese troops raid the building so the defenders could conveniently take their gas masks 🙄

[@resistanceremembered]

@@ajoyuen25 I guess I can understand why they wanted to show that scene as the International Settlement had been accidentally attacked by planes throughout the Battle of Shanghai, which did cause heavy civilian casualties. The Japanese didn't use gas in the warehouse. One of their primary concerns was the gas drifting into the settlement and the fact that it was in plain view of the Western nations. There were reports of gas being used elsewhere during the Battle of Shanghai though, just not so close to the International Settlement. I feel like the movie tried to squeeze the events that happened during the Battle of Shanghai into the Defense of Sihang Warehouse. We see it with the gas, the air attack, and even at the very beginning of civilians trying to retreat into the International Settlement. If you think about it, the Battle of Shanghai had been going on for more than 2 months and had pretty much ended by October 26th and 27th as most of the Chinese troops had retreated from downtown Shanghai. Why would the civilians wait for 2 months before going to the International Settlement haha! But, I guess what the movie did is understandable as they were just trying to show the viewers what happened during the entire Battle of Shanghai, and not just the Defense of Sihang Warehouse. Thanks again, cheers!

[@earlnovero8208]

I realize the movie and some channels are wrong and not accurate thank you you make video this conflict not bias and accurate.

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for your support. I realized there was a lot of inaccuracies and misconceptions about this battle, which I tried to clear up in my videos. I’m really glad you found this useful!

[@danielfinn5022]

This comment is mostly to boost engagement, also fantastic video obviously.

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for the support! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Robin-xc8rb]

Who here because the 800 movie?

[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed the video! What did you think of the movie?

[@jian5568]

Is the Chinese side of ww2 that underrated and unnoticed?

[@resistanceremembered]

Yes unfortunately. Most of the people seem to have forgotten that China was one of the 4 major Allied powers during WW2 and that China had been fighting in the war longer than any other Allied country. Hopefully, over time, more people will learn about the country’s contributions and about the events that occurred there during the war. Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@jian5568]

@@resistanceremembered I honor the chinese and respect them.

[@wargamingchina9174]

I would say China's war against Japan is misunderstood but not unnoticed

[@jian5568]

@@wargamingchina9174Misunderstood? I pretty sure it's unnotice

[@wargamingchina9174]

@@jian5568 Well not by me you might find my humble channel interesting.

[@bangWarkop]

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[@resistanceremembered]

Thanks for watching!