Japanese troops rounding up Chinese, Nanjing, China, 16 Dec 1937

Caption     Japanese troops rounding up Chinese, Nanjing, China, 16 Dec 1937 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 16 Dec 1937
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Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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1. Anonymous says:
2 Nov 2011 12:21:14 AM

thats such a dam shame that japan did this. i heard they deny every bit of it.. does anybody know what the cause of this was?
2. Anonymous says:
28 Dec 2012 03:32:45 PM

Sorry for the late reply. Yes Japan tried to deny this I know personally survivors who eyewitnesses it. Japanese army round up these Chinese people then machine gun down everyone. Reason? In 1937 when Japan invaded China in July, they expected little resistance. Instead. Japanese troops suffered significant casualty meeting Chinese resistance in the next three months. So they used brutal force killing Chinese as a revenge and warning to Chinese.

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