By the time he was in Nanjing in 1937, the content of this diary was no longer his job, but became these heinous crimes he saw in Japanese fascists commit.

As we all know, the most painful scene in the anti-fascist war in China was the Nanjing Massacre in 1937.

During the Nanjing Massacre, about 300,000 of our compatriots died under the butcher knife of the Japanese fascist, and almost all the entire Nanjing city was burned down, but under the circumstances of Nanjing at that time, 250,000 people still retained their lives. How did they save their lives? It is because these 250,000 civilians have entered an international security zone. In this safe area, Japanese soldiers cannot kill people. Who is responsible for this safe area? He is the chairman of the International Security Council, named John Rabe , he is a German. Without this John Rabe, most of these 250,000 people would have been killed.

John Rabe left a diary. The diary we often mention over the years, the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese invaders in Nanjing recorded in it have also become indelible evidence of the indelible ironclad crimes of Japanese fascism.

John Rabe, a German, was born in Germany in 1882, Hamburg junior high school graduate, has not received higher education, has come out to work and make money very early, and has a very rich life experience. He was unwilling to stay in Germany, and he came out to explore early and stayed in China the longest time. He has a habit of writing his work and study every day in his diary. By the time he was in Nanjing in 1937, the content of this diary was no longer his job, but became these heinous crimes he saw in Japanese fascists commit.

This is the Rabe diary he wrote. It was 60 years later that it was discovered by the world in 1997.

1908 Rabe arrived in China. By 1930, Siemens' headquarters in China was established, and by this time John Rabe was almost 50 years old. At that time, he was the general manager of Siemens' Nanjing branch and his life was pretty good.

to 1937, the good days were over, why? Did the Japanese call?

Foreigners in Nanjing, as well as some wealthy Chinese business officials sat together for a meeting and discussed that the Japanese were calling immediately. What should I do? Let’s do this, according to international practice, let’s set up a safe zone.

and it is proposed that John Rabe serve as chairman of the committee in the safe zone. Because he is a German, it is more convenient to negotiate with Japanese people.

Some people say that it is so dangerous why should Rabe stay? Can he go back to Germany? Although Rabe is a German, he has been in China for more than 20 years, and he has children, wife, and grandson here, and his career is also here. In Nanjing, he has his family and career built brick by brick, and he is unwilling to leave. He had feelings for this land, and China was his second hometown, so Rabe decided not to leave.

Some people say: The key is that the Chinese government recognizes the safe zone. Isn’t it useless to not recognize the Japanese government? John Rabe came forward to negotiate with the Japanese army. You see, he was a German, Germany and Japan were allied, and finally the Japanese followed international practices. Promise that as long as Chinese soldiers do not enter the safe zone, they will ensure safety here

On December 11, 1937, thousands of ordinary people began to flock to the safe zone. With the retreat of the Chinese government forces, the Japanese fascists became more unscrupulous in Nanjing, and even the driver of Rabe died tragically under the Japanese butcher knife. But Rabe has been exercising his responsibilities and has not given up.

Rabe protects Chinese refugees and always opposes the Japanese. The Japanese directly contact the German government to recall him back to Germany. The German government does not want to offend Japan, after all, they are in the same group. Just so, Rabe directly recruited him to go back to China for treatment. In addition, Rabe's diabetes became more and more serious at this time, so he had to go back to Germany for treatment

3 In February 8, he returned to Germany. The German fascists suspected him, which caused him to be investigated and persecuted. So Rabe later lived a very poor life, was in poor health, and could not make money. Just when he was poor, he received a remittance of US$2,000, with the signature saying the people of Nanjing, China. And he can receive a large bag of food and food every month.It turned out that some of the Chinese refugees still remembered Rabe. Later, after the victory of the Sino-Japanese War, these unknown people spontaneously sent him some money and stuff to him, so that he could know that we still remember you.

We are talking about why Rabe's diary was exposed after 60 years. There is a certain reason here. An American Chinese writer named Zhang Chunru. When he wanted to write a novel that reflected the Nanjing Massacre, he looked for information and accidentally discovered John Rabe's deeds, so he went to Germany to find him. After searching, he found John Rabe's granddaughter. Just follow this line and dig out all the historical information such as Rabe.

is just like that. This Rabe diary is revealed to the world. Now it has become an indelible ironclad proof of the heinous crimes committed by Japanese fascists in China.