The Japanese Massacre

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The massacre lasted 6 weeks starting on December 13, 1937. This was a devastating event where the capital of China was annihilated. No one was spared. Women were raped and then killed. Childrens and families are scattered over the floors and blood can be seen everywhere. This was a time where innocents citizens would shivered in fear.

Created on November 22, 1937 with John Rabes as the leader, they organized foods such as sacks of rice stored inside of the zone to feed the refugees. The refugees stayed with thousands of other in schools, homes of the members, and hospitals. The hospital formed the Nanking Red Cross Committees to tend the injured citizens burned and tortured by the Japanese.

Thanks to the Committees, this hidden holocaust was revealed to the rest of the world. Over 300,000 citizens are saved due to the fact that the citizens flood into the zone when it was created.
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The Japanese was trialed in the Tokyo Trial for the Far East, held on November 4, 1948 for their

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