Digital Photograph: Bayonet Practice on Chinese Prisoner

Digital Photograph: Bayonet Practice on Chinese Prisoner

War Crimes

Execution Methods

Prisoners of War

Human Rights Violations

Nanjing Massacre

This powerful photo shows Japanese soldiers using a tied-up Chinese prisoner to practice stabbing with a bayonet during the Nanjing Massacre. This cruel method of killing was common at the time and sometimes done as part of training or even for fun. The image shows how badly prisoners were treated and helps us remember the terrible violence that happened, so history is not forgotten.

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.

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