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(photos courtesy of the AMVNM)
The Japanese entered Nanking in an orderly fashion as per the orders of General Matusui
Bayonetting was a common means of killing Chinese prisoners- soldiers helped each other in the practice
Soldiers also took part in decapitation as a means of killing
Decapitation was also made into a contest- this Japanese newspaper reports of a contest between Sub-lieutenants Mukai and Noda to reach 100 kills
Live burials were another means of torture- some prisoners were half-buried and attacked by dogs
The dead at Nanking are estimated to have been 250,000 or more
Soldiers raped thousands of women, often forcing them to pose in pornographic pictures- rape victims were often killed soon after