Changjiao massacre
| Changjiao massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |
| Location | Changjiao town, Hunan province, Republic of China |
| Date | 9 May 1943 – 12 May 1943 |
| Target | Chinese soldiers and civilians in Changjiao Town and civilians in surrounding areas |
Attack type | Massacre, mass murder, summary execution, war crime and rape |
| Deaths | 30,000 |
| Injured | 3,000+ |
| Perpetrators | China Expeditionary Army |
| Motive | Ultranationalism, Japanese Imperialism, Sinophobia |
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 during the early stage of the Battle of West Hubei. Gen. Shunroku Hata was the commander of the Japanese forces. For four days, from May 9-12, 1943, more than 30,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.[1][2][3] Victims included 7,000 residents of Changjiao Town, 12,000 refugees who fled to Changjiao, 5,000 officers and soldiers of the 73rd Corps and other units of the Kuomintang, and more than 6,000 civilians in areas near Changjiao.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "1943 Timeline". WW2DB. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Changjiao massacre survivors tell the tragedy". RedNet. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "禽兽日军的罪行——厂窖惨案" [The atrocities committed by the Japanese army—the Changjiao Massacre]. The Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Commemorative website. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
中文：5月9日至12日的三日间，灭绝人性的侵华日军在厂窖残酷杀害中国军民3万多人，摧残致伤3千余人，强奸妇女2千多人，烧毁房屋3千多间，炸沉、烧毁船只2500多艘，震惊中外！ English: Between May 9 and 12, the inhumane invading Japanese army brutally murdered more than 30,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians in Changjiao, tortured and injured more than 3,000 people, raped more than 2,000 women, burned down more than 3,000 houses, and sank or burned more than 2,500 ships, shocking the world!
- ^ Liu Jingshan (2005). 侵华日军大屠杀暴行 [Records of Massacres Committed by the Japanese Army in the Invasion of China] (in Chinese). People's Daily Publishing House. p. 365.