Photographs of Karl Kengelbacher

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Page 1 H.I.J.M.S. IDZUMO.
Page 2 U.S.S.AUGUSTA.
Page 3 Engl. and French war ships.
Page 4 Chinese made shipping barrier on the Whangpoo between Nanpad and Pootung.
Page 5 Thousands of refugees are streaming to the northern districts and to the settlement.
Page 7 The so called "bloody Saturday": Chinese bombers tried to bomb the IDZUMO at the Bund but two bombs were falling between Cathay- and Palace Hotel. Approx. 400 persons got killed or wounded.
Page 10 Shortly afterwards another two bombs were dropped at the corner of Yu-Ya-Ching-Road and Av. Edward VII. Approx. 1300 people were killed or wounded.
Page 12 Shortly afterwards another two bombs were dropped at the corner of Yu-Ya-Ching-Road and Av. Edward VII. Approx. 1300 people were killed or wounded: The corpses are laid into the coffins.
Page 13 Shortly afterwards another two bombs were dropped at the corner of Yu-Ya-Ching-Road and Av. Edward VII. Approx. 1300 people were killed or wounded: In the Race-Course-Road.
Page 14 Shortly afterwards another two bombs were dropped at the corner of Yu-Ya-Ching-Road and Av. Edward VII. Approx. 1300 people were killed or wounded: In haste errected emergency hospital.
Page 16 Barricades in the settlements: Corner Av. Edward VII and Bund.
Page 17 Barricades in the settlements: Garden- bridge.
Page 18 Barricades in the settlements: Szechuen-Road.
Page 19 The commercial houses at the Bund are saving themselves against blasted grenade parts.
Page 22 Members of the volunteers corps, on duty....
Page 23 .....and in their free time.
Page 24 Barricades in the Hongkew-district: Haining-Road.
Page 25 Barricades in the Hongkew-district: Elgin-Road.
Page 26 At the administration building: Chinese guards in the traffic tower.
Page 27 A tank barricade is beeing built in front of the entrance to the north railway station: In construction.
Page 28 A tank barricade is beeing built in front of the entrance to the north railway station: Wounded persons are beeing brought to the Pantheon-theater.
Page 29 An unknown bomb hits the westwing of the department store Sincere Co., more than 100 people got wounded or killed: The target.
Page 30 An unknown bomb hits the westwing of the department store Sincere Co., more than 100 people got wounded or killed: Desolation on Nanking-Road.
Page 32 An unknown bomb hits the westwing of the department store Sincere Co., more than 100 people got wounded or killed: Policeman takes care of a wounded Chinese woman.
Page 33 An unknown bomb hits the westwing of the department store Sincere Co., more than 100 people got wounded or killed: Clean up works.
Page 34 Lunghwa - temple, destroyed by Japanese fighters.
Page 36 Chinese troops in Lunghwa: Observation post.
Page 37 Chinese troops in Lunghwa: Anti aircraft defence.
Page 39 Corner Range-Road and North-Kiangse-Road is occupied by British troops. In the back the Pantheon-theater, which was defended for approx. 3 month by the Chinese.
Page 41 The opposite corner of the Bund, the Pootung is shot afire by Japanese grenades.
Page 43 Beginning of September; Yangtzepoo was in Japanese hands: Broadway.
Page 44 Beginning of September; Yangtzepoo was in Japanese hands: Wayside.
Page 45 Beginning of September; Yangtzepoo was in Japanese hands: Killed Chinese.
Page 46 Near Ward-Road.
Page 48 Machine gun brought quiet.
Page 49 Chinese soldiers got separated from their troops by a fire in the north-Thibet-Road: Chinese troops in Chapei from the settlement by this barbed wire.
Page 50 Chinese soldiers got separated from their troops by a fire in the north-Thibet-Road: Settlement fire brigade is fighting a fire.
Page 51 The same houses after the capture of Chapei on October 27th.
Page 53 Arrival of Savoy-infantrymen from Abessinia.
Page 55 Landing of the American Marine, which arrived with the transport ship U.S.S. CHAUMONT from San Diego: At the Bund.
Page 56 Landing of the American Marine, which arrived with the transport ship U.S.S. CHAUMONT from San Diego: Left General-Major Beaumont.
Page 57 Markham-Road.
Page 58 Tank in Nanking-Road.
Page 59 French patrol at Zikkawei-Creek: Truck check.
Page 60 French patrol at Zikkawei-Creek: Anamits.
Page 61 On Sept. 29th, systematic bombings of the north railway station and the administration building started: Hit.
Page 62 On Sept. 29th, systematic bombings of the north railway station and the administration building started: Shell pitted area.
Page 63 In Markham-Road (Settlement) a Japanese bomb hit a railless tramway. Nearly all passengers died.
Page 64 The ruins of the cigarette factory of the Nanyang-Brothers.
Page 67 Bombhit in the governments money stamping building. On the right the union brewery.
Page 68 Japanese troops are crossing the railway crossing near the north railway station on October 26th.
Page 69 Japanese troops are crossing the railway crossing near the north railway station on October 26th: In the back burning houses of Chapei.
Page 70 Full hit in the wall of a machine gun dug out.
Page 71 At the railway track.
Page 72 In the night of October 26th to 27th, the Chinese troops withdrawed from Chapei burning everything. What was left did the Japanese and on October 27th the fire was 9 kilometers long: Opposite of Markham-Road.
Page 73 In the night of October 26th to 27th, the Chinese troops withdrawed from Chapei burning everything. What was left did the Japanese and on October 27th the fire was 9 kilometers long: View from Medhurst-Apart.
Page 76 Administration building.
Page 77 North station.
Page 78 Johnson-garage.
Page 79 The J.S.S. warehouse, in which 500 Chinese soldiers , cut off from their troops, defeated the Japanese until they were, under giving up their weapons, interned by british troops: The Chinese flag is still in the air.
Page 80 The J.S.S. warehouse, in which 500 Chinese soldiers , cut off from their troops, defeated the Japanese until they were, under giving up their weapons, interned by british troops: The warehouse afire.
Page 81 The J.S.S. warehouse, in which 500 Chinese soldiers , cut off from their troops, defeated the Japanese until they were, under giving up their weapons, interned by british troops: After the capture.
Page 82 Chinese troops in Hungjao-District: In a German steel helmet.
Page 84 Chinese troops in Hungjao-District: Behind sandsack barriers.
Page 85 Shot-down Chinese aeroplane.
Page 86 Machine gun, camouflaged as farm house.
Page 87 15cm grenade.
Page 88 Father Jacquinot finally was able to create a neutral zone for the civilian population in Nanpad: C.I.C. Telfer-Smollet and Vater Jacquinot.
Page 89 Father Jacquinot finally was able to create a neutral zone for the civilian population in Nanpad: Refugees in the zone.
Page 90 At this time a torpedo, meant for IDZUMO exploded while manufactured directly beside the British-American-Tabacco -Co.
Page 92 Japanese are occupying Pootung.
Page 93 Japanese have occupied Nanpao.
Page 94 The destroyed Chapei.
Page 98 Chinese Commercial-Academie in Kiangwan.
Page 100 The clock of the tower.
Page 101 Raceground in Kiangwan: Stand.
Page 102 7.5cm grenade in the wall.

© 1998 Peter Kengelbacher