许传音在南京大屠杀事件中的多重身份及作用

Xu Chuanyin’s Multiple Identities and Roles during the Nanjing Massacre

许传音作为国民政府铁道部的一名官员,因在南京大屠杀事件中的多重身份,成为南京大屠杀历史研究中一位重要人物。他出任世界红卍字会南京分会副会长,参与主持了救助难民和收埋43000余具死难者尸体的工作;作为南京安全区国际委员会住房委员会主任,主持了安全区的房屋分配工作,并积极搜集证据,揭露日军的种种暴行;出席东京、南京两个军事法庭,为审判日军南京大屠杀暴行提供证言。

As an official of the National Government’s Ministry of Railways,Xu Chuanyin became a prominent figure for his multiple identities in the historical studies on the Nanjing Massacre.As Vice-President of the Nanjing branch of the World Red Swastika Society,he was in charge of rescuing refugees and burying the bodies of more than 43,000 victims.As Director of the Housing Committee of the International Committee for Nanjing Safety Zone,he was responsible for the housing allocation in the Safety Zone and actively collected evidence to expose the Japanese armies’ atrocities.He also attended the Military Tribunal both in Tokyo and Nanjing,and provided testimonies for the trial of Japanese atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre.