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Obscure Carnage
With 300,000 deaths in one city, tragedy filled the streets of Nanking. ... This battle caused tremendous damages for both sides, and many historians believe that it was at that moment when the Japanese’s minds decided to go on a “berserk rampage” (Kajimoto 2) on the city of Nanking. ... It is said that on November 22, 1937 a message was sent in which the 10th Army was instructed to pursuit the fleeing Chinese, this instructions came with a report that stated that an attack in Nanking was necessary (Kajimoto 2). The city of Nanking held around 250,000 but when it became the capital of China in 1928 many Chinese started fleeing into the city; the population rose to more than 1 million (Basic 3).
On December 9, the Japanese demanded that the Chinese troops in Nanking surrender; when the Chinese refused, Japan launched a colossal attack on the city. The fighting lasted three days; this was when the Chinese troops retreated and the next day, December 13th, 1937 the Japanese entered the city and Nanking fell to their enemies. During this entire massacre “the Japanese committed a litany of atrocities against innocent civilians, including mass execution, raping, looting and burning” (Basic 3). ... When the streets of Nanking were filled with refugees and injured soldiers, they murdered without thinking twice. ... “The capture of Nanking was the most overwhelming defeat suffered by the Chinese and one of the most tragic military debacles in the military history of modern warfare” (Tillman 1). ...
In mid-November 1937 when Japan began its attacks on Nanking, many wealthy Chinese and foreigners began leaving the city. After the fight intensified, most westerners left what would become the future fighting grounds, howbeit, a group of western businessmen and missionaries, mostly American missionaries from the
Episcopal, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches, decided to stay and form a committee called “the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone” (Kajimoto 4). ... “Had it not been for those American missionaries, the tribunal and the world would never have known of the cruel nature and inconceivable scale of the Nanking Atrocities as we know today” (Kajimoto 4).
Approximate Word count = 1633
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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