Chinese 87th Division

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The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Generate an image of the Chinese 87th Division (The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Revolutionary Army unit ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
branchOfService National Revolutionary Army ground forces ⓘ
casualties suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Shanghai ⓘ
combatRole offensive and defensive infantry operations ⓘ
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
eliteStatus considered one of Chiang Kai-shek’s German-trained divisions ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
Battle of Shanghai ⓘ
defense of Nanjing ⓘ
defense of Shanghai ⓘ
defense of the Chinese capital region ⓘ
retreat from Shanghai to Nanjing ⓘ
urban combat in Shanghai ⓘ
equipment German-style equipment ⓘ
garrison Nanjing ⓘ
government Nationalist Government of China ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
higherCommand Central Army of the Nationalist Government ⓘ
historicalContext part of Chinese central government’s elite forces ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of Chinese resistance in early war against Japan ⓘ
languageOfCommand Chinese ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
notableCommander Wang Jingjiu ⓘ
notableFor fierce resistance despite heavy casualties ⓘ
participation in early battles against Japan ⓘ
status as an elite Chinese division ⓘ
use in major set-piece battles rather than guerrilla warfare ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf Chinese 71st Army ⓘ
primaryEnemy Japan ⓘ
reputation one of the best-equipped Chinese divisions at the start of the war ⓘ
role frontline combat unit ⓘ
statusDuringWar frontline unit in early campaigns ⓘ
theater Eastern China ⓘ
linked to: eastern China
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War era ⓘ
training German-style training ⓘ
type regular army formation ⓘ

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Battle of Shanghai (1937) → involvedForce → Chinese 87th Division ⓘ