It is a historical fact that Hirohito had relation at Nanjing who was an officer. This link will explain Hirohito's relationship to the person at Nanjing. It also gives great detail as to the terrible things down, it is more graphic then some of the other sites so be prepared. http://www.gendercide.org/case_nanking.html Who was responsible? Senior members of the Japanese high command bearing direct responsibility for the mass atrocities in China included the Emperor Hirohito, who made all major military decisions, including the one to invade China in 1937; Hirohito's uncle, Prince Asaka, who issued the order to "Kill all captives" and was thus the main architect of the gendercide against Nanjing's men; General Yanagawa Heisuke; and Lieut. General Nakajima Kesago, commander of the 16th division, who "supervised the beheading of two prisoners-of-war to test his new sword, thus setting an example for his troops in mass-scale killing in Nanking" (Yin and Young, The Rape of Nanking, p. 284). Films of some of these crimes were smuggled out of Nanjing by an American Missionary. We were not at war with Japan at this time. He brought them to the states and the Japanese government denied and called the films false. However the films were shown to my fathers Unit before they were sent into the Pacific and he saw the films. He told me about the using of Chinese Army POWs as bayonet dummies and burying them alive, the beheading contest between two Japanese LTs. It is too much for some people to accept but the truth is the truth and it can not be hid under a rock. I read Iris Chiang's book the Rape of Nanjing, their Internet site asked you to pass the book on after you read it and I did. She was going to do a book on the Baton Death March and the Veterans were so excited. It may have been too much for her she took her own life one night.
Thanks for the link. It's hard to understand that it actually happened, those gruesome actions. Maybe the most disgusting event during the war.
