6 Feb 1947
China
China
- A court in Najing, China, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, commanding officer of the Japanese 6th Division in Nanjing from late 1937, was found guilty of encouraging his men to commit crimes such as rape, murder, plunder, and destruction. ww2dbase [Tokyo Trial and Other Trials Against Japan | Hisao Tani | Nanjing | CPC]
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