Changjiao massacre
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The Changjiao massacre was a massacre
aimed at Chinese
civilians by the Japan
ese China Expeditionary Army in Changjiao, Hunan
. Shunroku Hata was the promoter. For four days, from 1943-05-09 to 1943-05-12, more than 30,000 civilians were killed and thousands of women were raped.
Massacre
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aimed at Chinese
China
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civilians by the Japan
Japan
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ese China Expeditionary Army in Changjiao, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
. Shunroku Hata was the promoter. For four days, from 1943-05-09 to 1943-05-12, more than 30,000 civilians were killed and thousands of women were raped.