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25th August 10, 11:09 AM
#6
 Originally Posted by vinhen2
It's my understanding that the Shanghai Volunteer Corps was an international corps composed of English, Scottish, American, Italian, Jewish, Chinese, Portuguese, Filipino, and White Russians (persons, not drinks!).
Yes, that fact was already hinted to in my first post. There were also German and Austrian companies that maintained an uneasy peace with allied companies until China declared war on Germany in 1917.
The corps' purpose was to protect the several foreign settlements in Shanghai. After the invasion of Shanghai in 1932 by the Japanese imperial forces, depending on your point of view, either the corps kept the Japanese out of the settlements or the Japanese chose not to invade the settlements. The corps was officially broken up and disbanded by the Japanese in 1942.
Therefore, it is likely that the film clip was actually recorded in 1938.
I stand corrected; After the "First Shanghai Incident of 1932", the Japanese, as one of the treaty powers that maintained a military and business presence in China, did garrison troops in Shanghai, so yes, the film's date is certainly correct. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
T.
Last edited by macwilkin; 25th August 10 at 11:22 AM.
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