During what war do the events in the film "Nanjing 1937" take place?
Nanking Massacre The Nanking Massacre was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing ("Nanking"), then the capital of the Republic of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The massacre is also known as the Rape of Nanking or, using Pinyin romanization, the Nanjing Massacre or Rape of Nanjing.
Lu Diping Lu Diping (1887–1935) was a Chinese military general and politician. Born in Ningxiang, Hunan province, he was a graduate of Hunan Military College and a participant in the Wuchang Uprising. He commanded the 2nd Army and the 18th Division. He was allied with Wang Jingwei and the left wing faction of the KMT. He was chairman of the governments of Hunan from 1928-29, Jiangxi from 1929-31 and Zhejiang from 1931-34, resigning from the latter post as a consequence of the murder of Shi Liangcai. Lu died on January 24, 1935 in Nanjing, China.