During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the time when the Japanese army captured Nanjing was 1937 12 13, and Nanjing fell, and the Japanese army began the terrible Nanjing Massacre.

Nanjing Battle, also known as Nanjing Battle, was a battle launched by China's army to defend the capital Nanjing and the Japanese invaders after the defeat of the Battle of Songhu.

In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), 12, 1, the Japanese army base camp issued the "Mainland No.8 Order", ordering the Central China Army to cooperate with the navy and capture Nanjing in three ways. Chiang Kai-shek appointed Tang Shengzhi as Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Garrison to deploy the Nanjing Defence War.

Due to the disparity between the enemy and ourselves, the gate of Nanjing was successively captured by the Japanese army, and the defenders resisted and sacrificed countless times. 12, Tang Shengzhi orders from Chiang Kai-shek to order the defenders to retreat. Due to the chaotic retreat, most of the defenders were stranded in the city and slaughtered by the Japanese army, resulting in heavy losses.

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The significance of the Nanjing Massacre lies in that it completely aroused the fighting spirit of the people in China and made the soldiers aware of the terrible consequences of failure. After this incident, all-out war broke out, and the significance of the Nanjing Massacre still lingered in the hearts of soldiers for a long time.

It is precisely because of this that soldiers always have the confidence to win in the war. They deeply know that the Nanjing Massacre was a national humiliation, which represented more than 300,000 bloody bodies. Everyone in China should not forget this hatred. It is precisely because of this arduous struggle that China finally won the final victory.

In addition, the significance of the Nanjing Massacre is that it left a warning and lesson for future generations. If a country wants to avoid this kind of thing from happening again, it must be strong, and it will be in a passive situation because of backwardness. If it wants to cut off this kind of thing, it must become a real power.

In addition, the most important point of the significance of the Nanjing Massacre is to hope that the next generation of young people can remember the national humiliation and take it as a warning. At present, China and Japan uphold the principle of friendship, but we should be vigilant while facing up to history to prevent this historical tragedy from happening again.

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