Changjiao massacre | |
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Part of Second Sino-Japanese war, World War II | |
Location | Changjiao, Hunan |
Date | May 9-12 1943 |
Target | Chinese Civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, Mass Murder |
Deaths | 30,000 |
Perpetrators | Imperial Japanese Army |
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]
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