Digital Photograph: Live Burial Torture of Chinese Prisoners

Digital Photograph: Live Burial Torture of Chinese Prisoners

Live Burials

War Crimes

Human Rights Violations

Nanjing Massacre

This photo shows a cruel form of torture used during the Nanjing Massacre—live burial. Some Chinese prisoners were half-buried in the ground and then attacked by dogs. It shows how brutally civilians and captured soldiers were treated. The image helps us remember these terrible events and learn about the real horrors of war.

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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