Digital Photograph: Japanese Troops Entering Nanking

Digital Photograph: Japanese Troops Entering Nanking

Japanese Invasion of China

Second Sino-Japanese War

Military Occupation

Visual Evidence of Atrocity

Nanjing Massacre

This old photo shows Japanese soldiers marching into Nanjing in December 1937, led by General Iwane Matsui. Even though it looks peaceful, this moment was just before the terrible events of the Nanjing Massacre began. The photo helps us remember and learn about the start of the invasion.

Unknown, digitized by the Alliance in Memory of Victims of the Nanjing Massacre (AMVNM)

Hosted by Stanford University (Website Archive)

1937-12

Used for educational and non-commercial purposes. Original photograph in the public domain or fair use as educational material.

Black and white digital photograph (JPEG)

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