Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall December, 1937, Nanjing, China fell to the Imperial Japanese Army. For six weeks the Japanese killed a reported 300,000 people. These people included civilians & prisoners of war. 20,000 rapes were reported. In 1985 a memorial hall was erected in a part of Nanjing called Jiangdongmen. The memorial contains the skeltons of many of the victims. (Bio by: john hinkle) Nanjing Massacre Memorial, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Rabe, John b. November 23, 1882 d. January 5, 1950 World War II Humanitarian. Sometimes called the "Oskar Schindler of China", he is remembered for saving a large number of Chinese during the Japanese invasion. An employee of the Siemens AG China Corporation, Mr. Rabe went to China in 1908, eventually settling in Nanking where he had numerous Chinese employees and developed a deep mutual respect with the Chinese people which his later membership in the Nazi Party did not change. With the coming of the Japanese invasion in 1937 he was advised to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Nanjing Massacre Memorial, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
b. November 23, 1882 d. January 5, 1950