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Japanese forces route Chinese troops defending the city of Nanjing. Fearing the consequences of surrender to the Japanese, Chinese military men donned civilian clothing and retreated into the city. A six-week stretch of atrocities against the civilian population of Nanjing commences.

Date:	13-Dec-1937	Entity:		Country:	China

Area:	World Claxon	Leader:	Henry Pu Yi	State:

Class:	Political	Resource:		City:

	Japanese forces route Chinese troops defending the city of Nanjing. Fearing the consequences of surrender to the Japanese, Chinese military men donned civilian clothing and retreated into the city. A six-week stretch of atrocities against the civilian population of Nanjing commences.