John Rabe, the German head of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone, estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 Chinese were killed in Nanking, though this estimate included both military casualties and massacred civilians.
南京安全区国际委员会的德国负责人约翰·拉贝估计有5-6万中国人在南京遭到屠杀，不过这一估计包括军事人员伤亡和平民屠杀。