Changjiao massacre

Changjiao massacre
Part of Second Sino-Japanese war, World War II
LocationChangjiao, Hunan
Date
May 9-12 1943
TargetChinese Civilians
Attack type
Massacre, Mass Murder
Deaths30,000
PerpetratorsImperial Japanese Army
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1943 massacre of Chinese people by Japan

The Changjiao massacre (Chinese: 厂窖惨案) was a massacre of Chinese civilians by the China Expeditionary Army in Changjiao, Hunan. Gen. Shunroku Hata was the commander of the Japanese forces. For four days, from May 9-12, 1943, more than 30,000 civilians were killed.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1943 Timeline". WW2DB. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  2. ^ "Changjiao massacre survivors tell the tragedy". RedNet. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Changjiao Massacre". enemy in mirror. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

  • Xinhuanet.com article on Changjiao Massacre (in Simplified Chinese) 厂窖惨案一天屠杀一万人
  • People.com article (in Simplied Chinese) 骇人听闻的厂窖惨案 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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