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1937December 1937 – January 1938 · Nanjing

Nanjing Massacre

Exterior of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Photo: 維基小霸王. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

After capturing China's Nationalist capital in December 1937, Japanese troops killed large numbers of disarmed soldiers and civilians over about six weeks, with Chinese estimates of 300,000 dead, and raped tens of thousands of women. A Safety Zone run by foreign residents, including the German businessman John Rabe, sheltered many. The killings remain a source of tension between China and Japan.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing MassacreMemorial built over a mass grave, with exhibits and excavated remains.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: John Rabe HouseHome of the Safety Zone's chairman, who sheltered hundreds in his garden.Map ↗

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