Nanjing Massacre

By 25ejacobson@ofsd.k12.wi.us

  • Beginning: Marco Polo Bridge

    The attack started the Second Sino-Japanese War

  • Shanghai Army Formed

    Shanghai Expeditionary Army is Formed

  • Central China Area Army formed

    Central China Area Army was formed by the establishment by General Headquarters.

  • GHQ orders attack on Nanjing

    General Headquarters orders attack on Nanjing

  • Fleeing Nanjing

    Chiang Kai-Sek and Madame Chiang flee Nanjing

  • General attack on Nanjing begins

    They start to attack the Nanjing army in battle.

  • Japanese sink USS Panay

    Japanese army planes sink USS Panay (Panay Incident)

  • Fall of Nanjing

    Japanese troops invade Nanjing and take over Nanjignk killing 300,000

  • Nanjing Self-governing Committee established

    A new municipal authority was formed from local Chinese citizens.

  • General Matsui relieved of CCAA Commander's Post

    He retired in 1938 and then was later executed by hanging.

  • Republic of China Reform Government established in Nanjng

    It was assigned to control the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui as well as the two municipalities of Nanjing and Shanghi.

  • Potsdam Declaration

    Potsdam Declaration is what ended the Second Sino-Japanese War to end by forcing Japan to surrender, it was issued by United States, Great Britain, and China

  • End of the Second Sino-japanese War

    Japan surrendered because they were forced to by the Potsdam Declaration and it ended the War.

  • Iwane Matsui death

    Iwane Matsui was executed by hanging for his war crimes in Nanjing.