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=Iwane Matsui= Matsui retired in 1935, but was recalled to active duty in 1937 and given the command of Shanghai Expeditionary Force, before being appointed Commander in Chief of the Army in the Central China area. His troops took Nanking on 13 December 1937. The Chinese army had evacuated the city just before it was taken. The ensuing occupation was therefore that of a defenceless city. The Japanese troops nevertheless carried out unspeakable atrocities: massacre, rape, pillaging and destruction were routinely committed. During a six to seven week period, more than 100’000 civilians were killed and thousands of women raped. Against this backdrop, Matsui marched triumphantly into Nanking on 17 December 1937 and remained there for several days. (from the internet)


 * Defense:**
 * I believe that it was not really the Japanese authority that has caused this atrocity. In the sino-japanese war chinese army built an enormous front with the largest army in the world. However, the Chinese army was not prepared or trained, you can see their wall as an useless effort by China which has also killed many useful men. Even though, it was obvious that the Chinese had to give up, they held on till the end, and to give themselves time they left the Japanese in place by the city of Nanking** **,** **leaving many innocent people dead.**


 * Prosecution:**
 * In my opinion, I believe that Matsui’s acts were obviously cruel. It went against the basic rule of humanity. Moving aside from the war, this choice of act that the Japanese acted upon was totally unnecessary and repulsive. In a way this event comes close to the event of holocaust that was thought about by the evil mind of Hitler. In the perspective of the side of prosecution I strongly believe that Matsui was somewhat worse than Hitler.

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