Date of letter:1992-12-10
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):Wang Zhaoliang, Ni Haicha, Zhu Xiaoyi, Jiang Hongshun, Wang Fengying, Sheng Asu, etc.
Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others(RA, MU, BC, OT）
Other details:Here is the information on some of the people in Jinhua County who fell victim to crimes committed by the Japanese soldiers, including burning up Wang Zhaoliang and other people’s houses and belongings. The Japanese soldiers found Ni Haicha and wanted to rape her; she fought and was bayoneted by the Japanese soldiers, resulting in lifelong disability. Zhu Xiaoyi and Jiang Hongshun died of bacteria infection. The Japanese soldiers attempted to rape Wang Fengying but failed, so they beat her to death. Li Jiacai and Wan Laobing’s father-in-law were caught and shot dead by the Japanese soldiers. Sheng Asu was raped and got disabled.
Signature to claim for compensation against Japan
China Briefing of August 11 (third edition)
Our government has never given up claiming for compensation against Japan
The Chinese government gave up war reparations against Japan in 1972, but it has never given up damage compensation. The Legal Daily of May 23 published an article by young jurist Tong Zeng, in which he explained the difference between war reparations and damage compensation in accordance with the International Law: War reparations are paid by the defeated country that launched the war to the invaded countries for their losses, while damage compensation is paid by the defeated country that launched the war for violating the laws of war and humanitarian principles during the war and committing serious crimes to the people and property of the invaded countries. After the World War II, the Jews, Polish and French people claimed for a large amount of damage compensation on the grounds of Nazi persecution.
(Excerpt from Legal Daily)
This signature form provides the 8th group of victims who were killed or had their houses burned by the Japanese army.
After Jinhua, Zhejiang was forcibly occupied (on May 25, 1942) by the Japanese army during the anti-Japanese war, the villagers living near Bailongqiao, Jinhua suffered greatly. The victims were either shot dead, or captured to demolish rails or build airports and died, or raped and died. The list of victims is as follows:
December 10, 1992
A total of 23 victims
Made by Ni Yuanmao (Personal seal)
Attachment
The facts about the people being directly or indirectly killed by the Japanese army during the anti-Japanese war are provided below:
1. Victim Zhu Xiaoyi, male, then 14, Panjia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army secretly used bacterial poisons in lunar mid-May 1942. After my uncle mistakenly took the bacterial poison, he had a fever, headache and diarrhea. Soon, he lost conscious and went in a coma. He was seriously ill and died at about 10 pm despite treatment.
2. Bao Meiqiu, female, now 72, Tashuiqiao, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, a large number of Japanese troops were stationed in Jiangshantou Village and built over 10 forts. So they burned all houses and cut off all trees in front of the forts. Because my family was in front of the forts, our 6 buildings, 3 foreign-style houses, 6 bungalows and the furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them were all burned by the Japanese army.
3. Wang Zhaoliang, male, now 43, Tashuiqiao, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, my family’s 4 foreign-style houses, 6 bungalows and the furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them were all burned by the Japanese army because they were in front of the forts built by the Japanese army.
4. Bao Deji, male, now 75, Tashuiqiao, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, my family’s 19 buildings, 6 bungalows and the furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them were all burned by the Japanese army at 10 pm on lunar August 16, 1942 because they were in front of the forts built by the Japanese army.
5. Bao Dezeng, male, now 69, Tashuiqiao, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, my family’s 21 buildings, 4 bungalows and the furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them were all burned by the Japanese army at about 10 pm on lunar August 16, 1942 because they were in front of the forts built by the Japanese army.
6. Jiang Hongshun, male, then xx, Jiangshantou, Qiubin
After the fall of Jinhua, hundreds of Japanese soldiers were stationed in my village and built over 10 forts. As they needed wood to build the forts, they demolished my family’s 2 buildings and burned or robbed all furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them.
7. Hong Axiang, female, now 72, Huanglingjiao, Changshan
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army raided Nanshan to attack Chinese soldiers on lunar June 4, 1942. They burned my family’s 8 buildings, 1 bungalow, and all furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them.
8. Victim Zheng Shiye, male, then 46, Xiaoqian, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army took away my father on lunar April 11, 1942 and forced him to carry supplies to Luobu Town, Tangqian County. My father was held there to do heavy work for them every day, but eat poorly. He was innocently killed by the Japanese army on lunar May 26.
9. Zheng Kaiman, male, now 59, Xiatang, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army robbed my father of a big buffalo on lunar April 11, 1942 and killed it, causing my family losses of 1,100 yuan (calculated according to current valuation).
Reported by his son Zheng Kaiman, Xiakuang, Bailongqiao.
10. Victim Wan Laobing, male, then 45, Panjia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to my village in lunar mid-May 1942 to capture laborers. My father-in-law immediately ran to the fields after being found by Japanese soldiers, but was shot in the chest and died on the site.
11. Victim Zhu Nainai, female, then 34, Panjia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to Panjia in lunar mid-May 1942 to capture laborers and rape women, etc. My aunt was found by Japanese soldiers, captured and raped by them in turns. She was scared and hurt so much that she died the next day.
12. Victim Jin Haizhen, male, then 35, Panjia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army secretly used bacterial poisons. After my uncle mistakenly took the bacterial poison on lunar September 9, 1942, he suffered from diarrhea and leprosy. Afterwards, he died despite treatment.
13. Victim Wang Fengying, female, then 32, Mahaidi, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to Mahaidi Village on lunar April 16, 1942 to capture laborers and rape women, etc. My mother-in-law was found at home by a Japanese soldier. The soldier tried to catch and rape her, but she refused and ran to the fields for hiding. The soldier beat her in the chest and belly with the butt of a rifle. She was injured so seriously that she died the next day.
14. Pan Xiaofu, male, now 43, Huanglingjiao, Changshan
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army raided Nanshan to attack Chinese soldiers on lunar June 4, 1942. They burned my family’s 13 buildings, 6 bungalows, and all furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them.
15. Li Kunqiu, male, now 59, Zhoulian, Zhoucun
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army raided Nanshan to attack Chinese soldiers on lunar June 2, 1942. They burned my family’s 5 buildings, 1 bungalow, and all furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them.
16. Shao Chunzhi, female, now 71, Rangchang, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, hundreds of Japanese soldiers were stationed in Jiangshantou Village and built over 10 forts. As there were over 10 villages and many trees in front of the forts, the Japanese army decided to burn all the houses and cut off all the trees. At about 10 pm on lunar August 16, 1942, a large group of Japanese soldiers came to my village and set fire to houses. My family’s 5 buildings (front buildings) and all furniture, farming tools, grain, clothes and 1 buffalo within them were burned.
17. Victim Li Jiacai, male, then 28, Qiankouxia, Sumeng
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army took away my father in lunar mid-April 1942 and forced him to carry supplies to Juzhou. At that time, a large number of Japanese troops attacked Chinese soldiers in Juzhou and Jiangshan, etc. My father was innocently shot dead by the Japanese army.
18. Ni Haicha, female, now 71, Lvtangxia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to my village in lunar mid-April 1942 to capture laborers and rape women, etc. Unluckily, I was found a Japanese soldier. He tried to rape me, but I refused, so he bayoneted me in the right arm and beat me hard, causing me permanent disability.
19. The Japanese army burned Pei Tengmao family’s 3 buildings and all furniture, farming tools and grain within them, causing serious losses. Reported by wife Ni Fengzhi born in Yi Village.
20. Victim Sheng XX, female, then 27
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to my village in lunar early April 1942 to capture laborers and rape women, etc. My mother was so scared of the Japanese soldiers so she hid among the straw pile in dark Nong Street. Unexpectedly, she was found by a Japanese soldier, tied up and raped on the Jinjide fort. She was released to go home the next day, but due to serious physical torturing, she often gets ill after that, loses the ability to work and becomes disabled.
21. Victim Zhu Jiaolian, female, then 43, Shaqian, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army came to my village in lunar early April 1942 to capture laborers and rape women, etc. Three Japanese soldiers barged in my house and found my mother hiding among the straw pile. They tried to rape her, but she refused, so they beat her hard in the chest and belly with the butts of rifles. My mother was seriously injured and died due to the lack of medicine at that time. Reported by the victim’s daughter Yu Nai.
22. Yu Nai, female, now 74, Lvkuangxia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army burned Yunai family’s 3 buildings (in Shaqian Village) and all furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes within them in lunar May 1942, causing great losses.
23. Ni Yuanmao, male, now 68, Lvtangxia, Bailongqiao
After the fall of Jinhua, the Japanese army robbed my family of over 140 dan (1 dan = 50 kg) rice in lunar November 1943, causing great losses.
There are a total of 23 victims.
The above are the 8h group of victims who were killed or whose houses, furniture, farming tools, grain and clothes were all burned by the Japanese army.
Made by Ni Yuanmao (Personal seal)
December 10, 1992
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