Statement of Dr. Robert O. Wilson
Dublin Core
Title
Statement of Dr. Robert O. Wilson
Subject
Nanjing Massacre
War Crimes
Medical Testimony
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Eyewitness
1946
Nanjing University Hospital
Description
It is a two-page typed affidavit from Dr. Robert O. Wilson, an American surgeon at Nanjing University Hospital. This document describes the medical and humanitarian emergency that occurred immediately after the Japanese occupation of Nanking. It details the influx of injured civilian patients including young girls who resisted rape and the torture and mutilation techniques observed, and the relentless presence of Japanese soldiers in hospital wards and refugee camps. This report was presented as evidence to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) and was not widely circulated in postwar Japan due to political sensitivity.
Creator
Wilson, Robert O
Source
Admin. (2014, September 30). IPS Doc. No. 2246, Exhibit 204 [Text].
https://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/collections/sutton/7/31/ips-doc-no-2246-exhibit
204
https://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/collections/sutton/7/31/ips-doc-no-2246-exhibit
204
Publisher
Virginia Historical Society
Date
1946-06-22
Contributor
Hummel, John F
Rights
All Rights Reserved
Relation
Part of the David Nelson Sutton Papers Collection
Format
Typed Document
2 pages
Language
eng
Type
Text
Legal Document
Identifier
IPS Doc. No. 2246
Exhibit 204
Coverage
Nanking (now Nanjing), China
December 1937 – Early 1938
International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) evidence
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Typed Document
Paper
2 pages
Citation
Wilson, Robert O, “Statement of Dr. Robert O. Wilson,” Omeka, accessed April 10, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/246.