DescriptionChinese civilians to be buried alive.jpg
Chinese to be buried alive by Japanese soldiers during Nanking Massacre. In 2008, another photo which presents the same scene was discovered in Japan, verifying its authenticity 日本发现佐证南京大屠杀活埋场面照片 (2008-09-14). Archived from the original on 2016-09-30.
《日寇暴行实录》配图标题:南京寇军活埋我同胞之惨状
Date
1937/38
Source
First published in: A Faithful Record of Atrocity of Japanese Troops, 1938
最早发表在:《日寇暴行实录》. 军事委员会政治部编. 汉口: 1938. 35页
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*First published in ''A Faithful Record of Atrocity of Japanese Troops'' pre-1949 Chinese publication
*Source: The Memorial H
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A Chinese civillian sitting in a grave he is to be buried alive in, moments before the actual war crime.