Gu Shoufu was executed, a Japanese Class B war criminal, with his feet paralyzed during the execution, supported by the military police.
On April 26, 1947, Gu Shoufu left the detention center after being sentenced to death, leaving behind this old **. He was dejected, his legs weak, and he was carried by two gendarmes to the execution ground.
He once regarded human life as a mustard, but now he is like a coward who is afraid of death, which makes people feel both ridiculous and pathetic. A native of Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Tani Shofu graduated from the Army School and was known for his ruthlessness.
At the end of 1937, he participated in the war of aggression against China as the commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese invasion of China. He thought that this was his opportunity to "make contributions", so he led his troops to capture the city of Nanjing.
However, when his men invaded the city of Nanjing, his eyes were full of cruelty and coldness, and there was no mercy at all. He commanded his subordinates to launch a crazy big **, and the killing methods were extremely cruel and unbelievable.
He ordered his subordinates to brutally kill innocent civilians with bayonets, guns, and shells. After many were killed, their bodies were thrown into the Yangtze River or buried in earthen pits.
The city of Nanjing became dead silent during that dark period, with corpses and blood strewn across the streets, and the smell of death in the air. People live in fear and don't know when they will be the next victim.
In China, there is a popular old saying that "if you don't report it, the time has not yet come". This sentence seems to be specially tailored for Gu Shoufu, a war maniac who has lost his conscience.
After the surrender of the Japanese army, he felt unprecedented panic, he knew the gravity of his crime, and every day passed as if he were walking on thin ice. In 1946, this demon, who had been raging on the battlefield, was escorted from Tokyo to Nanjing by a special plane.
He stood in the courtroom, facing the solemn judges and the angry crowd in the gallery, still brazenly defending himself. He quibbled: "Soldiers regard obedience as their duty" and tried to pass the buck for their crimes.
However, his strong rhetoric and shameless behavior did not win anyone's sympathy, but only aroused people's anger even more. The crowd in the auditorium stood up one after another, cursing at him, venting their anger and hatred in their hearts.
At this moment when justice was served, the judge solemnly handed down his verdict. When Gu Shoufu heard the news that he had been sentenced to death, he suddenly turned pale with fright and trembled.
On the day of the execution, the city of Nanjing fell into a deep silence, and people rushed to the execution ground to witness the criminal's last moments for themselves. The gendarme raised his gun, aimed it at his head and pulled the trigger.
It is said that bullets flew out of his mouth and he was killed instantly. However, at the strong demand of the onlookers, the gendarmes stepped forward again and shot him twice in the back.
In this way, a total of three shots were fired, and the criminal ended his life of sin.