Mark Gagnon
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December 13th, 1937.
At dawn, Japanese troops pushed through the city gates and stepped into positions from retreating Chinese soldiers that they had left behind.
Their uniforms were dirty, their faces were worn from months of just nonstop fighting, and their commanders didn't bother to hold them back at all.
What entered Nanjing that morning wasn't a disciplined army doing some type of technical operation.
It was anger, just let loose with full permission.
And the violence started immediately.
Small groups of soldiers moved house to house.
Doors were kicked in.
People were dragged outside.