International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Committee_for_the_Nanking_Safety_Zone
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Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:activity established Nanking Safety Zone
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:missionary
businessman
Western expatriates
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:John_Rabe
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:dissolved 1938
gptkbp:founded 1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nanjing
gptkbp:member gptkb:John_Rabe
gptkb:Minnie_Vautrin
gptkb:George_Ashmore_Fitch
gptkb:Lewis_Smythe
gptkb:Robert_O._Wilson
gptkbp:notableAction advocated for civilian safety
coordinated with international community
documented atrocities
negotiated with Japanese military
organized refugee camps
provided food and shelter
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Nanjing_Massacre
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John_Rabe's_diary
Committee diaries
letters to Japanese embassy
reports to foreign embassies
gptkbp:protectedPopulation over 200,000 Chinese civilians
gptkbp:purpose protect civilians during Nanjing Massacre
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Red_Cross
gptkb:Nanking_Safety_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nanjing_Massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5