Rape of Nanking - A pile of heads of murdered Chinese people.
The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, is a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing (Nanking), the former capital of the Republic of China, on December 13, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this period, hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered and 20,000-80,000 women were raped by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

PURCHASE A LICENCE
How can I use this image?
335.00 €
EUR
Getty ImagesRape of Nanking - A pile of heads of murdered Chinese people., News Photo
Rape of Nanking - A pile of heads of murdered Chinese people. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty ImagesProduct #:1354465892

475€150€
Getty Images
In stockPlease note: images depicting historical events may contain themes, or have descriptions, that do not reflect current understanding. They are provided in a historical context. Learn more.
DETAILS
Restrictions:
Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.
Credit:
Editorial #:
1354465892
Collection:
Universal Images Group
Date created:
01 January, 1937
Upload date:
Licence type:
Release info:
Not released. More information
Source:
Universal Images Group Editorial
Object name:
1060_33_cpa0003020
Max file size:
5600 x 3149 px (47.41 x 26.66 cm) - 300 dpi - 4 MB
- Nanjing Massacre,
- Japan,
- Nanjing,
- 1930-1939,
- City,
- Mass Murder,
- Showa Period,
- Women,
- Civilian,
- Abundance,
- Adult,
- Archival,
- Army Soldier,
- Black And White,
- Death,
- Disarmament,
- Former,
- Genocide,
- Horizontal,
- Human Interest,
- Imperial Japanese Army,
- Murder,
- Photography,
- Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945,
- Sino Japanese War,
- Violence,