Troops made way to capital of Nanjing Seized Nanjing on December 9, 1937 Chiang refused to surrender Japanese began attacking on December 10, 1937 Japanese Imperial Army marched into capital 300,000 out of 600,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were killed Lasted six weeks Gang rape committed by the Japanese Forced incest, torture, and killing contests Military-age men among refugees taken prisoners Japan apologized in 1995 |
Rape of Nanjing
The rape of Nanjing took place when the Nationalists were unable to defend the city of Shanghai, and Japan occupied it for six weeks.