Air Bombing
Sequence number:s3733 Date of letter:1992-12 Address of author:Xinxiang City, Henan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Taian City (formerly Taian County), Shandong Province Name of author:Bi Yulan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Guimin, Li Jianyin, Ms. Li nee Xu, Li Yuan (Bi Yulan’s relatives)Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Air Bombings（MU, RA, AB) Other details:In the harvest time of […]
Sequence number:s3652 Date of letter:1999 Address of author:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937, 1943 Location of event:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province; Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province; Dalian City, Liaoning Province; Leshan City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Gao Xiongfei Name(s) of victim(s):Li Xiuying, Zhu Zhiying, Wang Yaoxuan, Wang Dongsheng, Gao Xiongfei Type of atrocity:Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air […]
Sequence number:s3617 Date of letter:1993-03-01 Address of author:Hanchuan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1939-12-25（lunar calendar） Location of event:Hanchuan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Xiong Zenghua Name(s) of victim(s):Xiong Zenghua Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On December 25, 1939 on the lunar calendar , I found a toy bomb left deliberately by the Japanese in […]
Sequence number:s3545 Date of Letter:1992-08-22 Address of Author:Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of Event:1941, 1943-01 Location of Event:Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of Author:Guo Suohui Name(s) of victim(s):Guo Dixun (Guo Suohui’s grandfather) and several family members and villagers Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings（BC, AB） Other Details:In 1943 when Japanese invaders carried out “Burn All, […]
Sequence number:s3506 Date of letter:1994-10-18 Address of author:Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1941-07 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Yin Yingke Name(s) of victim(s):Yin Yingke Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:In July 1941, I fainted during bombing by the Japanese Army, with two eyes deformed. My eye sight of both eyes […]
Sequence number:s3482 Date of letter:1993-02-24 Address of author:Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1937-1945 Location of event:Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Chen Qingshou, Shi Shuangqing Name(s) of victim(s):People in Yangqu County Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Air Bombings(MU, RA, AB） Other details:Mailed a name list of victims in Yangqu County during […]
Sequence number:s3437 Date of letter:1992-10-21 Address of author:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943-11-04（lunar calendar） Location of event:Yong An, Fujian Province Name of author:Gao Xiongfei Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Xiongfei, Shao Zhuhua (Gao Xiongfei’s mother), Shao Haoran (Gao Xiongfei’s uncle) Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others, Murders（AB, OT, MU） Other details:In 1943 at Yongan in Fujian Province, […]
Sequence number:s3263 Date of letter:1993-02-28 Address of author:Nanning City, Guangxi Province Date of event:1939-1942 Location of event:Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Name of author:Ji Lici Name(s) of victim(s):Ji Lici and his townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare(AB, OT, BC） Other details:In November 1939, Fuzhou received bombing by the Japanese Army, which killed one person; […]
Sequence number:s3196 Date of letter:1993-01-18 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-07-01（lunar calendar） Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Du Gengui Name(s) of victim(s):Du Shuilu (Du Gengui’s father) and Du Gengui’s uncle Type of atrocity:Air Bombing, Bio-Chemical Warfare(AB, BC) On July 1, 1942 on the lunar calendar, […]
Sequence number:s3133 Date of letter:1992-11-26 Address of author:Zoucheng City, Shandong Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Tang Gongbo Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Shutang (Tang Hongbo’s grandfather), Tang Qingzhang (Tang Hongbo’s uncle) and others Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Other Massacres（AB, OM） Other details:One day in 1938 the Japanese bombed […]
Sequence number:s3105 Date of letter:1993-10-18 Address of author:Yixing City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Yixing City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Yao Yunsheng (narration) Zhou Aocai Name(s) of victim(s):Yao Yunsheng’s mather Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders, Rapes（AB, MU, RA） Other details:Japanese aircrafts often came out and sprayed bullets and dropped bombs in the sky […]
Sequence number:s2972 Date of letter:1992-10-01 Address of author:Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Mancheng City, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Guobin (narrated by Wang Laojun) Name(s) of victim(s):People of Mancheng County Type of atrocity:Murders, Air Bombings, Slave Laborers（MU, AB, SL） Other details:Before 1946, Mancheng County in Hebei […]
Sequence number:s2967 Date of letter:1993-03-20 Address of author:Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Date of event:1937-1941 Location of event:Shanxi Province Name of author:Li Guiyue Name(s) of victim(s):Li Guiyue and her family member Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Rapes, Others(AB, RA, OT） Other details:On August 14, 1937, the Japanese Army bombed Ying County in Shanxi Province. Afterwards the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2964 Date of letter:1993-09 Address of author:Zhejiang Province Date of event:1944, 1993 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Yin Qinglai Name(s) of victim(s):Yin Guoxiong, Jiang Xueshan, Liu Chuyun Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others(AB, OT） Other details:In April 1993, Yin Guoxiong, Jiang Xueshan, and Liu Chuyun dug out a rusted bomb when building a house. […]
Sequence number:s2915 Date of letter:1992-11-03 Address of author:Huanggang City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Wang Qingcheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Qingcheng’s grandparents Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Others（AB, SL, OT） Other details:In 1938 the unpardonably vicious Japanese invaders bombed Wuhan. My home was destroyed beyond recognition. Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2851 Date of letter:1994-09-28 Address of author:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-09-20（lunar calendar） Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Hefeng (Wang Huanbin’s mother) and multiple relatives and civilians Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others, Air Bombings（BC, OT, AB） Other details:On September 20, 1942 on the lunar calendar, […]
Sequence number:s2842 Date of letter:1994-05-28 Address of author:Wuxue City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938-07-07（lunar calendar） Location of event:Guangji County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province (now Wuxue City, Hubei Province) Name of author:Zhong Qi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Yuanmei (Zhong Qi’s mother) and multiple civilians Type of atrocity:Murders, Air Bombings, Others, Bio-Chemical Warfare(BC), Rapes（MU, AB, OT, RA, BC） […]
Sequence number:s2797 Date of letter:1993-10（date on envelope） Address of author:Jingzhou City, Hubei Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Bai Shudong Name(s) of victim(s):Bai Shudong’s father, etc.Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Air Bombing, Slave Laborers(SL, AB, OM） Other details:In 1931, the Japanese soldiers occupied the three provinces in the northeast of China, and […]
Sequence number:s2796 Date of letter:1994-10-06 Address of author:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-1942 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Lou Lanxiang Name(s) of victim(s):Common people of Yiwu City Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings(BC, AB） Other details:In 1941, the Japanese soldiers spread plague bacteria in our residential area, causing the death of […]
Sequence number:s2790 Date of letter:1995-11-03 Address of author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of event:1937-09-28 Location of event:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Name of author:Xiao Qingzhong Name(s) of victim(s):Xiao Qingzhong and his family members Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On September 28, 1937, the Japanese soldiers bombed Kunming City, causing my family to break up: my […]
Sequence number:s2657 Date of letter:1993-11-24 Address of author:Rudong County, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938-1941 Location of event:Jiangsu Province Name of author:Huang Jun Name(s) of victim(s):Huang Jun’s father, Wang Guisheng and his fellowsType of atrocity:Murders, Other Massacres, Rapes, Others, Air Bombing(AB, MU, OM, RA, OT） Other details:On March 17, 1938, the Japanese soldiers occupied […]
Sequence number:s2627 Date of letter:1992-10-29 Address of author:Handan City, Hebei Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Changde City, Hunan Province Name of author:Fang Deling, Fang Zude Name(s) of victim(s):Fang Deling’s relatives Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:In 1937, the Japanese soldiers bombed in my hometown. 10 of my family members were killed, and 2 […]
Sequence number:s2596 Date of letter:1993-03-01 Address of author:Leshan City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1939-08-19 Location of event:Leshan City, Sichuan Province Name of author:Min Yingquan Name(s) of victim(s):Common people of Leshan City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On August 19, 1939, the Japanese army bombed Leshan City. Our houses and goods were destroyed, and more […]
Sequence number:s2595 Date of letter:1993-11-04 Address of author:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943-11-04 Location of event:Yongan City, Fujian Province Name of author:Gao Xiongfei Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Xiongfei and his mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:I sent a letter of claim to the Japanese embassy last year, but I have not received a […]
Sequence number:s2560 Date of letter:1993-08-26 Address of author:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-07 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Qiu Jinyun Name(s) of victim(s):Qiu Jinyun’s relatives Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Others(AB, SL, OT） Other details:When I was a child, I witnessed that the Japanese soldiers destroyed my home. In July 1944, the […]
Sequence number:s2540 Date of letter:1992-12-25 Address of author:Yan’an City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-11 Location of event:Yan’an City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Lan Jiguo Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Yan’an City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My hometown was razed to the ground by the Japanese army. I find information in the Wangjiaping Memorial […]
Sequence number:s2529 Date of letter:1993-09-25 Address of author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Nanjing City, Anhui Province Name of author:Gao Yongmei Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Zhiping’s brother, Zhang Guisheng’s family Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders(AB, MU） Other details:My father Gao Zhiping was from Nanjing, and my mother Zhang Guisheng was from Anhui. […]
Sequence number:s2473 Date of letter:1992-09-21 Address of author:Wuchang County, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1937-1938 Location of event:Wuchang County, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Ma Xiurong Name(s) of victim(s):Ma Xiurong‘s family Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others, Sex Slaves（AB, OT, SS） Other details:Before the Japanese invasion of China, I had a happy family and […]
Sequence number:s2470 Date of letter:1994-08-06 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Air Bombings, Others, Rapes(RA, MU, SL, AB, OT） Other details:A copy of materials was sent […]
Sequence number:s2419 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1933-1934, 1944 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Chen Zhongyi Name(s) of victim(s):The Chen Zhongyi family and Li Jianzhong (Chen Zhongyi’s father-in-law) Type of atrocity:Others, Air Bombings, Sex Slaves（OT, AB, SS） Other details:The Japanese army invaded my hometown and […]
Sequence number:s2348 Date of letter:1993-10-18 Address of author:Jinshi City, Hunan Province Date of event:1937-08-20（lunar calendar） Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Zou Qi Name(s) of victim(s):Zou Qi and her mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Murders, Rapes(RA, AB, BC, MU） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese aircrafts bombed Hubei for the first time. […]
Sequence number:s1925 Date of letter:1993-03 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1940-12-20（lunar calendar） Location of event:Yichang City, Changsha City, and Changde City of Hubei Province Name of author:Yuan Yongjiang Name(s) of victim(s):Yuan Yongjiang and Yuan’s wife Guan (Yuan Yongjiang’s mother), Yuan Yongzhao (Yuan Yongjiang’s elder brother), Yuan Yongshu (Yuan Yongjiang’s younger brother), Yuan […]
Sequence number:s1940 Date of letter:1992-10-23 Address of author:Chongqing County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Shanxi Province Name of author:He Ziyi Name(s) of victim(s):He Zhenyuan（He Ziyi’s father）, He Ziyi’s sister Type of atrocity:Murders, Air Bombings（MU, AB） Other details:My father was captured by the Japanese soldiers after he took part in the battle […]
Sequence number:s2023 Date of letter:1992-11-06 Address of author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of event:1938-09-17（lunar calendar） Location of event:Hengshan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Ma Ningchang Name(s) of victim(s):Ma Ningchang’s mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My father passed away when I was 5 years old. My mother alone raised our family of […]
Sequence number:s2167 Date of letter:1992-06-08 Address of author:Jingmen City, Hubei Province Date of event:1940-06-13 Location of event:Jingmen City, Hubei Province Name of author:Li Huanran Name(s) of victim(s):Li Huanran’s younger brother and father, and civilians of Jingmen City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（AB, BC, OT） Other details:The news stirred my emotions. My younger brother […]
Sequence number:s2095 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhou Weiyi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Yinting (Zhou Weiyi’s father), Zhou Guichu (shop assistant) Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Murders, Others（AB, SL, MU, OT） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese soldiers bombed Wuxi […]
Sequence number:s1894 Date of letter:1993-03-17 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1941-06-11（lunar calendar） Location of event:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of author:Qian Qifen Name(s) of victim(s):Qian Qifen’s father, uncle, younger brother and sister Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:The Japanese bombed my hometown, and our house and belongings were […]
Sequence number:s1870 Date of letter:1996-09-26 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-1943 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Rapes, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings, Slave Laborers（OT, MU, RA, BC, AB, SL） Other details:During […]
Sequence number:s1833 Date of letter:1992-11-01 Address of author:Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Anren County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Chen Chongjun Name(s) of victim(s):Chen Chongjun’s grandfather, grandmother, mother and many others Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others, Air Bombings（BC, OT, AB） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers invaded and […]
Sequence number:s1824 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Not mentioned Date of event:1942-03-13 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Not mentioned Name(s) of victim(s):The author and his parents as well as his/her 3-year-old son Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On the morning of March 13, 1942, when my parents and I with […]
Sequence number:s1771 Date of letter:1993-05-31 Address of author:Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Chongqing City Name of author:Wu Zijun Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Zijun’s twelve family members Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（AB, BC, OT） Other details:In 1938, the Japanese launched an air strike against Chongqing. Our courtyard became ruins […]
Sequence number:s1717 Date of letter:1992-12-14 Address of author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937-1941 Location of event:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Many peopleType of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Air Bombings, Others, Other Massacres（MU, RA, AB, OT, OM） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese invaded Deqing County and committed all […]
Sequence number:s1690 Date of letter:1994-08-18 Address of author:Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1945-09 Location of event:Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province Name of author:Guan Jingfa (infant name Guan Chunlin) Name(s) of victim(s):Guan Jingfa (infant name Guan Chunlin)Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:In September 1945, after the unconditional surrender of Japan, the Japanese soldiers left […]
<div>Sequence number:s1683 Date of letter:1992-07-31 Address of author:Pi County, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1941-06 Location of event:Pi County, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Hefeng, Wang Longyun, Wu Jin gui, etc. Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings, Rapes, Others（BC, AB, RA, OT） Other details:During the Japanese invasion of […]
Sequence number:s1645 Date of letter:1997-09-20 Address of author:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-02-18 Location of event:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Jiao Fujia, Sun Tingshu, Sun Liancheng Name(s) of victim(s):11 people including Liu Dianjun Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:A copy of the “Indictment of Japan by its Chinese […]
Sequence number:s1625 Date of letter:1996-04-09 Address of author:Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Date of event:1937-09 Location of event:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ge Yanjun Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Xueliang (Ge Yanjun’s father), Ge Yanjun’s maternal grandfather Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders（AB, MU） Other details:My father was killed in 1937 when Hangzhou was bombed by the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s1609 Date of letter:1992-12-29 Address of author:Xinxiang City, Henan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Tai’an City, Shandong Province Name of author:Bi Yulan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Guimin(Bi Yulan’s maternal grandfather), Li Jianyin (Bi Yulan’s uncle, Li Guimin’s son), Li Jianyin’s wife Xu (Bi Yulan’s aunt), Li Yuan (Bi Yulan’s cousin, Li Jianyin’s son) Type […]
Sequence number:s1554 Date of letter:1995-02-23 Address of author:Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Not mentioned Name(s) of victim(s):Many people Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Other Massacres, Rapes(AB, OM, RA） Other details:Beginning in 1937, the Japanese soldiers committed all manner of crimes in Yancheng City: bombarding, arson, looting, […]
Sequence number:s1475 Date of letter:1993-01-04 Address of author:Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Date of event:1938-08-11 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Lin Chuanyi Name(s) of victim(s):Lin Chenghou（Lin Chuanyi’s father） Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My father Lin Chenghou died from bombing by the Japanese soldiers in Wuhan on August 11, 1938, which was […]
Sequence number:s1389 Date of letter:1993-03-21 Address of author:Leiyang City (county-level city), Hengyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1940-1943 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Liu Yuechu Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Yuechu’s father, Liu Zhi (Liu Yuechu’s uncle) and their townsmen Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Air Bombings, Murders, Rapes(OT, SL, AB, MU, RA） Other details:Hunan Province […]
