During the Sino-Japanese war, late 1937.

During the Sino-Japanese war late 1937 the Imperial Japanese Army massacred both civilians and soldiers over the course of six weeks in the Chinese city of Nanking (or Nanjing). Out of a population of 600,000, 300,000 were killed.

Emerging victorious in Shanghai, the Imperial Army turned its sights towards Nanking. Afraid of losing soldiers, Chinese leaders removed all troops from the city, leaving it defenseless. Citizens were barred from evacuating. The Allied Forces set up a safety zone, where citizens could stay.

However, the safety zone could not save many. When the Japanese entered, they committed numerous atrocities, targeting infants, and pregnant women. Accounts from that time detail soldiers proudly posing...

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