Changjiao massacre

Changjiao massacre
Part of Second Sino-Japanese war, World War II
LocationChangjiao, Hunan
DateMay 9-12 1943
TargetChinese Civilians
Attack type
Massacre, mass murder, summary execution, war crime
Deaths30,000
PerpetratorsChina Expeditionary Army
MotiveSinophobia, Japanese Imperialism

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.