Changjiao massacre

Changjiao massacre
Changjiao massacre
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, summary execution, war crime
Deaths	30,000
Perpetrators	China Expeditionary Army
Motive	Sinophobia, Japanese Imperialism

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Changjiao massacre

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]

References

↑ "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.