An army unit of 800 covered withdrawal of main Chinese forces from Shanghai and then undertook an epic defense of the Four Bank Warehouse, holding off the enemy's stronger forces.
民國二十六年「八一三」淞滬之役，國軍奮勇抗戰，予敵嚴重打擊。但日寇不斷由寶山等地登陸增援，突破我軍防線，謝晉元指揮之二四五團八百孤軍，進入四行倉庫，掩護我方主力轉進，經長期苦戰達成任務，「八百壯士」為之舉世聞名。