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The anti-Fascist war between the 1930s and 1940s was the first just war of a global scale in human history. It ended in the Axis' unconditional surrender in 1945, 60 years ago. Over 2 billion people in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania (exceeding four-fifths of the world population at that time) were involved in the war. People who had experienced that unheard-of calamity will never forget those days when flames of battle raged everywhere. Full story Allied Against Adversity - Anna Wang – Lady Warrior - Zheng Lucheng – He Wrote the Songs - Verda Majo – A Sincere Friend Dedicated to China - Edgar Snow – Friendship Ambassador - Jewish Refugee Exhibition Opens in Shanghai - A Daughter's Tribute - WWII Veterans Cherish Peace, Wartime Friendship - WWII Veterans Visit Heilongjiang - US Veterans Gather in Beijing to Mark Victory - Veterans Commemorate Wartime Friendship More Links: The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders The Memorial Hall of China's War of Resistance Against Japan 30th Anniversary of Normalization of Sino-Japanese Ties 63th Anniversary of Nanjing Massacre

Crimes Against Humanity Chinese killed by Japanese soldiers on the outskirts of Nanjing. The Japanese captured Guangzhou on October 12, 1938, then invaded other cities in Guangdong Province. Shown are Japanese troops attacking Haikou with gas. Japanese planes bombed the three towns in Wuhan. Seen here is Hanko after the calamity. Japanese soldiers prepared for gas war in May 1938 near Yanzhou along the Tianjin Pukou Railway. The Japanese forces launched brutal "mopping-up" campaigns against Chinese base areas behind enemy lines, murdering the Chinese anti-Japanese troops and people. In addition to "no-man's-land," "human enclosures" were set up. The policy was to closely examine the Chinese when they entered or left the "human enclosures." In the enemy-occupied areas the Chinese people suffered great humiliation. Shown are Japanese troops examining innocent villagers. The Japanese turned vast areas along the Great Wall in north China into "no-man's-land," Shown here is the border line of the "no-man's-land." In October 1938, Japanese planed bombed Guangzhou, turning the city into a sea of fire.  1 2 3 4 5

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