Noon, December 9, 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army dropped military leaflets over the city of Nanjing. The leaflets urged Nanjing to surrender with 24 hours.
" The Japanese Army, one million strong, has already conquered Changshu. We have surrounded the city of Nanjing. . . The Japanese Army shall show no mercy toward those who offer resistance, treating them with extreme severity, but shall harm neither innocent civilians nor Chinese military who manifest no hostility. It is our earnest desire to preserve the East Asian culture. If your troops continue to fight, war in Nanjing is inevitable. The culture that has endured for a millennium will be reduced to ashes, and the government that has lasted for a decade will vanish into thin air. The commander-in-chief issues bills to your troops on behalf of the Japanese Army. Open the gates of Nanjing in a peaceful manner, and obey the following instructions."
Mourning
A woman mourns the loss of one of her relatives
Japanese Soilder and Chinese Woman
Japanese soilders frequently took photographs with their victims after raping them
Discarded Bodies in Street
Japanese soilders did not dispose or give proper burial to Chinese victims
Bayonet practice on Chinese victims
Japanese Soilder and Chinese Child
A Japanese soilder carries the corpse of a Chinese child
Burying Alive
Mourning in Streets
Killing of chinese
Killing of Chinese
Burning Corpses/People
Japanese soldiers were intolerably cruel, they were known to set living people a flame as well as burning the remains of Chinese victims
Bayonette Practice
Japanese soliders use Chinese P.O.W.'s as targets
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