Information about Nanjing Massacre

The Nanjing Massacre refers to the 40-day massacre carried out by Japanese troops in Nanjing and its vicinity after the fall of Nanjing, the then capital of China, in June/0/937+/February/3.

From June 1946 to the end of September, the Nanjing Massacre Enemy Crime Investigation Committee was established, and 2,784 witness cases were confirmed. According to the results of the investigation, statistics were made on the casualties of the victims, various crimes committed by Japanese invaders were counted, the addresses and names of victims who could testify in court were listed, and the minutes of the Nanjing Massacre were written for the Far East Tribunal and the Military Tribunal of Nanjing Ministry of National Defense as evidence for the trial of Japanese war criminals.

Judging from the types of crimes investigated, among them, shooting165,438+059, bayonet stabbing 667, mass killing 3 15, Ralph 285, burning 136, killing 69, first punishing 33, then raping and then killing 19. According to the gender of the victims, there were 2,292 male casualties, 478 female casualties and 0/4 female casualties.

While the Chinese nation experienced this disaster of blood and tears, China's cultural treasures were also plundered. According to the survey, after the Japanese invaders occupied Nanjing, they sent 330 spies, 367 soldiers and 830 hard laborers. From March, 65438 to March, 0938, it took them a month to remove more than a dozen trucks of books and documents every day, and snatched 880,000 books and documents, exceeding the 850,000 books of Ueno Imperial Library, the largest library in Japan at that time.

Keep in mind the practical significance of the Nanjing Massacre;

The Nanjing Massacre took place at a time when the Chinese nation was weak. After China became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, it was once the target of the invaders. In the face of national peril, too many people with lofty ideals have emerged, casting a great wall of flesh and blood, shouting for national rejuvenation and helping the country to become strong. Today, a powerful China has stood in the East, and a more United and progressive Chinese nation is on its way to rejuvenation.

Remembering history is not to remember hatred, but to open up the road of peace and development for future generations through reflection on history. Although most people yearn for a day of stability and harmony today, as long as politicians in individual countries can't treat history correctly and completely eliminate the extreme ideology of militarism, there is no guarantee that the shadow of history will disappear. Only by creating an international social atmosphere of solidarity and mutual assistance can we avoid wars and conflicts and safeguard hard-won peace.