Battle of Nanking
December 1–13, 1937 · Nanjing
Result Japanese victory
Early December 1937, Second Sino-Japanese War: General Iwane Matsui's Central China Area Army attacked Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, defended by Tang Shengzhi's garrison under Chiang Kai-shek. After winning the three-month Battle of Shanghai, Japan hoped capturing the national capital would force China to surrender.
Allies
Axis
Other
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 73,790–81,500
- Killed
- 13,000–20,000
- Deaths
- 33,000–47,382
- Civilian deaths
- 100,000–300,000
