Changjiao massacre
| Changjiao massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Second Sino-Japanese war and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |
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| Location | Changjiao town, Hunan province, Republic of China |
| Date | 9 May 1943 – 12 May 1943 |
| Target | Chinese civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, mass murder, summary execution, war crime and rape |
| Deaths | 30,000 |
| Perpetrators | China Expeditionary Army |
| Motive | Ultranationalism, Japanese Imperialism, Sinophobia |
The Changjiao massacre (simplified Chinese: 厂窖惨案; traditional Chinese: 廠窖慘案) 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1943 Timeline". WW2DB. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Changjiao massacre survivors tell the tragedy". RedNet. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Changjiao Massacre". enemy in mirror. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- 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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