The story of Nanjing massacre

1937 65438+On February 2, just as the Japanese army began to attack Nanjing, the Japanese army base camp appointed the "uncle" of Japanese Emperor Hirohito and King Hatoyama of Asahi Palace to replace Lieutenant General Matsui. On the 5th, Chaoxiang Palace arrived at Nanjing Front Command and ordered his men to capture Nanjing as soon as possible. Before the fall of Nanjing in June 5438+02, Chaoxiang Palace issued a series of orders signed by him: "Kill all prisoners."

Under such an order, the Japanese troops who entered Nanjing not only carried out many large-scale massacres of the disarmed military and police personnel, but also slaughtered Nanjing residents anytime and anywhere, and even held a "killing competition".

/kloc-on the morning of 0/3, the Japanese army Gu Shoufu first entered Nanjing from Zhonghua Gate, where he gathered in the refugee area of Zhongshan North Road and Zhongyang Road. Thus, a terrible massacre began. The next day, the other three divisions successively entered the northern and southern urban areas of Nanjing and carried out mass killings.

Among those who died in China, there were China soldiers who failed to evacuate in time, war refugees who fled to Nanjing after World War II, and many local residents in Nanjing who failed to evacuate in time after World War II.

13, about100000 refugees and disarmed China soldiers were surrounded by the Japanese army and forced to the beach by the Yanziji River. Dozens of machine guns fired wildly, and the bodies were submerged in the river for a short time, killing at least 50 thousand people. In June, 5438+04, the Japanese army slaughtered more than 7,000 refugees and unarmed military and police officers outside the West Gate of Han Dynasty, and their bodies crossed the river bank.

/kloc-on the night of 0/5, more than 900 Nanjing soldiers and civilians captured by the Japanese army were taken to the riverside of the torpedo camp outside Shangyuanmen and collectively slaughtered. All but nine people were killed. 16, the Japanese army slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent compatriots in Shimonoseki Coal Port and Gulou Lane. /kloc-on 0/7, the Japanese army massacred more than 3,000 people of my compatriots and four or five hundred people in Sanchahe.

/KLOC-On 0/8, the Japanese army massacred 57,000 China compatriots in Xiaguan Caoxie Gorge. "First, the machine gun fired, then the bayonet was reused, and finally kerosene was poured and the bones were thrown into the river." Before and after this, the Japanese army slaughtered 28,730 captured China soldiers and refugees in Shanghe area.

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Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day:

Every year, 65438+February 65438+March is the national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre in China, also known as Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day or National Memorial Day. 1937 12 13. Japanese invaders invaded Nanjing and carried out a 40-day massacre, killing 300,000 people. The atrocities of Japanese fascists left the darkest page in the history of human civilization.

Starting from 1994, Jiangsu Province and Nanjing City hold mourning ceremonies every year on 65438+February 13, including ringing peace bells and laying wreaths. But these activities are temporarily at the local level.

20 14 on February 27th, the 7th session of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted a decision to designate 65438+February 13 every year as the national day for the victims of the Nanjing massacre. The adoption of this resolution has raised the commemoration of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre to the national level. The establishment of the National Day of Public Sacrifice shows the firm stand of the people of China in opposing the war of aggression, defending human dignity and safeguarding world peace.

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