Nanking Massacre (dec 13, 1937 – jan 30, 1938)
Description:
The Japanese capture Nanjing. The exact numbers of Chinese civilians raped, murdered, and tortured are unknown, but the estimates of death alone range from 40,000 to 300,000. (Houses were also looted; general destruction. The rest of the world barely took notice.)Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 13, 1937
jan 30, 1938
~ 1 months and 18 days