General Iwane Matsui dedicating a sacred tree at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers in Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937General Iwane Matsui speaking at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers at Minggugong Airfield, Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937Japanese 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 1937Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, General Iwane Matsui, and Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka in Nanjing, China, circa 18 Dec 1937
General Iwane Matsui dedicating a sacred tree at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers in Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937General Iwane Matsui speaking at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers at Minggugong Airfield, Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937Japanese 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 1937Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, General Iwane Matsui, and Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka in Nanjing, China, circa 18 Dec 1937
Japanese soldiers transporting loot with a cart at a Nanjing city wall gate, China, Dec 1937; note unburied Chinese remainsJapanese troops at the Wuxi Rail Station, Nanjing, China, Dec 1937
Japanese soldiers transporting loot with a cart at a Nanjing city wall gate, China, Dec 1937; note unburied Chinese remainsJapanese troops at the Wuxi Rail Station, Nanjing, China, Dec 1937


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