The Nanjing Massacre[c] or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking[d]) was the mass rape and murder of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese …

Dec 14, 2025 · Nanking (Nanjing), the Nationalist capital, fell in mid-December 1937, and the liquidation of that city and its inhabitants became known as the Nanjing Massacre.

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 …

The Nanjing Massacre, commonly known as " The Rape of Nanking," was an infamous war crime committed by the Japanese military in and around the then capital of China, Nanjing, after it fell to …

Nanking, China, is a city with a rich history that has played a central role in much of China’s history. It is the capital of the Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, and a port on the Yangtze River.

Aug 4, 2025 · In December 1937, Imperial Japanese forces captured the Chinese city of Nanking, unleashing an orgy of violence now known as the Nanking Massacre or Rape of Nanking. Over six …

The Rape of Nanking, or Nanking Massacre, was a six-week period of mass violence by Japanese forces against residents of Nanking, China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937-1938.

Feb 17, 2024 · The 1937 invasion and massacre in Nanjing (or Nanking) by the Japanese caused the suffering of tens of thousands of Chinese civilians. Published: Feb 17, 2024 written by Madison …

The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst atrocity during the World War II era in either the European or Pacific theaters of war.

One of the most horrible events of the Japanese occupation of China was the Rape of Nanking. Unspeakable atrocities were committed throughout the Yangtze Delta, which includes Nanking as …