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Why did Japanese soldiers kill so many civilians in Nanking China

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Commanders encouraged their soldiers to be as brutal as possible.

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Commanders encouraged their soldiers to be as brutal as possible. American battle casualities estimated at 49,151, including 12,500 killed or missing. Japanese soldiers killed were about 60,000.

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