Battle of Nanking - Wikipedia
The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng), the capital of the Republic of China.
Nanjing Massacre | History, Summary & Facts | Britannica
Nov 7, 2024 · Nanjing Massacre, mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing, China, in December 1937 during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II.
Nanjing Massacre - Wikipedia
The Nanjing Massacre[2] or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking[note 2]) was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Battle of Nanking and the retreat of the National Revolutionary Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, by the Imperial Japanese Army. [3][4][5][6] B...
Rape of Nanjing: Massacre, Facts & Aftermath | HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · In late 1937, over a period of six weeks, Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people—including both soldiers and civilians—in the Chinese city of Nanjing (or...
Battle of Nanjing and the Rape of Nanjing | World War II …
At 1327 hours on 12 Dec, American gunboat USS Panay and three tankers were in the Yangtze River, upstream from Nanjing. Though Panay flied American flags, they came under attack by three B4Y Type 96 bombers and nine A4N Type 95 fighters. Panay sank at 1554 hours with three deaths. The gunboat was the first American ship lost in WW2.
Second Sino-Japanese War | Summary, Combatants, Facts,
Second Sino-Japanese War, (1937–45), conflict that broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory (which had begun in 1931).
The Battle of Nanjing: A Critical Turning Point in History
Apr 13, 2024 · The Battle of Nanjing, occurring from December 1937 to January 1938, was marked by several significant events as the Imperial Japanese Army advanced into the city. One of the pivotal moments was the fall of the Nanjing defense line, which led to a rapid collapse of Chinese military resistance.
The Nanking Massacre of 1937 - ThoughtCo
Mar 6, 2017 · In what is known as the Nanking Massacre, Japanese soldiers systematically raped thousands of Chinese women and girls of all ages. They also murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war in what was then the Chinese capital …
Nanjing Massacre - USC Shoah Foundation
In December of 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese military invaded Nanjing, China and engaged in a campaign of mass killing. The Institute has 102 testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. Visit the Visual History Archive.
Nanjing Massacre | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History
Also known as the “Rape of Nanjing,” Nanjing Massacre refers to the mass killings of disarmed Chinese soldiers and civilians, as well as other atrocities such as rape and looting, committed by the Japanese troops after they occupied Nanjing in the winter of 1937–1938.