7 Feb 1938 | World War II Database

7 Feb 1938

Spanish Nationalist cavalry attacked the Spanish Republican forces to the north of Teruel, Spain. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | AC]

China

Japanese General Iwane Matsui made a speech during a memorial service for troops of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force who were killed in combat. The speech included his order to "put an end to various reports affecting the prestige of the Japanese troops", referring to reports of atrocities committed by Japanese troops in Nanjing, China. Later on the same day he made an entry in his dairy noting that "I could only feel sadness and responsibility today, which has been overwhelmingly piercing my heart. This is caused by the Army's misbehaviors after the fall of Nanjing and failure to proceed with the autonomous government and other political plans." ww2dbase [Battle of Nanjing and the Rape of Nanjing | Iwane Matsui | CPC]

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