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Nanjing Municipal Archives

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World War II 📍 China

Nanjing Municipal Archives

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Japanese forces capture Nanjing and begin weeks of mass violence

📅 13 December 1937

After taking Nanjing, Japanese troops carried out mass killings, sexual violence, looting, and destruction. The Nanjing city archives preserve investigation files, residents' petitions, burial...