Photos Taken in Nanjing | World War II Database

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Japanese soldier preparing to execute a Chinese man, Nanjing, China, Dec 1937-Jan 1938	Killed Chinese boy near Nanjing, China, Dec 1937-early 1938; it was said that he was killed by rifle butt blow because he did not remove his hat before Japanese soldiers	This particular Panzer I Ausf. A light tank covered a Chinese retreat in Nanjing, China for many hours on 12 Dec 1937 before being captured by the Japanese, photo 1 of 2	This particular Panzer I Ausf. A light tank covered a Chinese retreat in Nanjing, China for many hours on 12 Dec 1937 before being captured by the Japanese, photo 2 of 2

Air raid shelter, Nanjing, China, Jan 1938	Battle-damaged Nanjing, China, Jan 1938	Chinese self-organized burial team taking care of the remains of a slain child, Nanjing, China, Jan 1938	Former headquarters of the Republic of China government in Nanjing, China after Japanese capture, circa Jan 1938

Inauguration ceremony of the Chinese collaborationist Nanjing Autonomous Commission, China, 1 Jan 1938	Tao Hsi-shan speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Chinese collaborationist Nanjing Autonomous Commission, China, 1 Jan 1938	Chinese cadet with Czech-made ZB vz. 26 light machine gun and German-style helmet, Central Military Academy, Nanjing, China, 1930s	Wang Jingwei at a ceremony, Nanjing, China, circa early 1940

Wang Jingwei and Chinese and Japanese civilian officials at the ceremony establishing a Japanese government in Nanjing, China, 30 Mar 1940	Wang Jingwei and military officers at the ceremony establishing a Japanese government in Nanjing, China, 30 Mar 1940	Japanese bringing Wang Jingwei's mother to Nanjing, China as a virtual prisoner to better control Wang Jingwei and his puppet government, Apr 1940	Wang Jingwei officially being sworn in as the president of the Japanese puppet regime in Nanjing, China, 29 Nov 1940; he had been the acting leader of the puppet regime since 20 Mar 1940

Wang Jingwei signing an agreement with the Japanese over the recognition of the puppet nation of Manchukuo, Nanjing, China, 30 Nov 1940	Wang Jingwei speaking at a ceremony in which the Japanese puppet states of Manchukuo and Nanjing recognized each other, Nanjing, China, 30 Nov 1940	Chinese naval infantrymen of the Japanese puppet regime on the parade ground of the naval officer academy, Nanjing, China, circa 1941; seen in 1941 issue no. 12 of the Chinese edition of Osaka Mainichi	Japanese officers at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China, 1941