Changjiao massacre
| 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, summary execution, war crime |
| Deaths | 30,000 |
| Perpetrators | China Expeditionary Army |
| Motive | Sinophobia, Japanese Imperialism |
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Military campaigns of the Empire of Japan | |
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Campaigns of World War II | |
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Europe
Other campaigns Coups
Resistance movements |
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.
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