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The Gegenmiao massacre or the Gegenmiao incident[1] was a war crime by the Red Army and a part of the local Chinese population against over half of a group of 1,800 Japanese women and children who had taken refuge in the lamasery Gegenmiao/Koken-miao (葛根廟) on August 14, 1945, during the Khingan–Mukden Operation in Soviet invasion of Manchuria. [...
The most famous example was the Gegenmiao massacre, Soviet soldiers from an armoured unit massacred over one thousand Japanese women and children. [57] Property of the Japanese were also looted by the Soviet troops. [ 56 ]
- 9-20 August 1945
- 1,577,725
- Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and northern Korea
- Soviet victory
Aug 11, 2017 · The horror unfolded on the morning on Aug. 14, 1945. Civilians living in northwestern Manchuria were trying to evacuate to the "Gegenmiao" Tibetan Buddhist temple, but encountered Red Army...
Aug 15, 2023 · Home Japan News The survivors of the Gegenmiao massacre witnessed horrific scenes which about more than 1,200 Japanese were massacred by Soviet Army in Manchuria
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The Gegenmiao massacre, also known as the Gegenmiao incident, was a massacre conducted by the Soviet army against a group of some 1,800 Japanese refugees on August 14, 1945. It happened in Gegenmiao, a town in what is now the Horqin Right Front Banner of the Hinggan League of Inner Mongolia. The refugees were shot, run over by tanks or trucks, and ...
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2.Fujiwara, 1995 p.323
3.Okushi, 1996 pp.163-165
4.Okushi, 1996 pp.158-164
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"私の8・15＜1＞葛根廟事件 戦争はもうたくさん 母は頭に銃弾を浴びていました 川内光雄さん"
The most famous example was the Gegenmiao massacre, Soviet soldiers from an armoured unit massacred over one thousand Japanese women and children. [57] Property of the Japanese were also looted by the Soviet troops. [56]
Tensions heightened in late August 1945 when groups of Soviet soldiers repeatedly raided Tonghua Girl's High School, raping, abducting, and killing both students and teachers. At least one shootout with a teacher possessing a concealed pistol was also reported, leading to additional raids.
