Nanking Safety Zone
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The Nanking Safety Zone was a demilitarized zone for Chinese civilians set up on the eve of the Japanese breakthrough in the Battle of Nanking.
5 Ninghai Road was once the headquarters of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone
Some members of the International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone on Dec 13, 1937
Refugee shelters established by the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone in 1937
Porridge factories in a refugee shelter in 1937
Battle of Nanking
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The Battle of Nanking was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanjing, the c
Nanking Safety Zone
…Nankin Anzenku, or 南京安全地帯, Nankin Anzenchitai) was a demilitarized zone for Chinese civilians set up on the eve of the Japanese breakthrough in the Battle of Nanking (December 13, 1937). The Battle of Songhu was fought following the Marco Polo Bridge incident, during which the Japanese bombed Nanjing (Nanking…
Japanese tanks attacking Nanjing's Zhonghua Gate under artillery fire
Japanese General Iwane Matsui
Chinese General Tang Shengzhi
Nanjing's stone city walls as photographed in 1930