This day, 13 December, in 1937, saw the start of the Nanjing Massacre, as the Japanese army took the city following their earlier capture of Shanghai. No less than 300,000 Chinese civilians were killed, many of them brutally and bloodily, in the 6-week long rampage that is often cited as the true beginning of World War II. Mass wartime sexual violence, looting and arson were commonplace.
1937年12月13日的这一天，南京大屠杀开始了，日本军队在早些时候占领上海后占领了这座城市。 在长达6周的肆虐中，不少于30万名中国平民被杀害，其中许多人被残忍地杀害，这是第二次世界大战的真正开始。 大规模战时性暴力、抢劫和纵火是司空见惯的。
