China, soldiers in Shanghai preparing equipment for evacuation during Civil War of 1949

A major item in America's military aid to the Chinese Nationalist armies was the tank. This one was abandoned in Shanghai when the Nationists [Nationalists] fled the mainland to Formosa [Taiwan]. The men are soldiers of the Red Army. Nationalist 'Dunkirk' from Shanghai to Formosa [Taiwan] May 25, 1949. China.7. Most of these soldiers are the exhausted troops who have been fighting the last ditch battle to Shanghai. Now they are bound for a temporary rest in Formosa where they are taking these tanks. New recruits (found by the populace for some reason or other to be vastly ignorant of what is happening), are taking their place in the defense of Shanghai. Operation Dunkirk Shanghai. Forman 2423GrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box 1