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| General Iwane Matsui dedicating a sacred tree at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers in Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937 | General Iwane Matsui speaking at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers at Minggugong Airfield, Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937 | Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa (3rd Fleet), General Iwane Matsui (Central China Area Army), Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka (Shanghai Expeditionary Army), and General Heisuke Yanagawa (10th Army) at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers at Minggugong Airfield, Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937 | Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, General Iwane Matsui, and Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka in Nanjing, China, circa 18 Dec 1937 |
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| Japanese soldiers transporting loot with a cart at a Nanjing city wall gate, China, Dec 1937; note unburied Chinese remains | Japanese troops at the Wuxi Rail Station, Nanjing, China, Dec 1937 |
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