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Nanking Massacre

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The Nanking Massacre, 1937

This article gives a detailed explanation of the Sino War and the events of December 1937.

Timeline

November 11: Shanghai has fallen. Japanese troops begin marching to Nanking.

Early December: About half of Nanking's 1-million-strong population flees the city.

December 9: Japanese Army launches attack.

December 12: Chinese Army retreats.

December 13: Japanese Army enters the city and soldiers begin to murder, mutilate, and rape civilians.

About 12,000 die within the first three days; over the next six weeks, the toll rises to an estimated 200,000.