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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Changjiao massacre
| image = 
| caption = 
| date = May 9-12 1943
| partof = [[Second Sino-Japanese war]], [[World War II]]
| location = [[Changjiao]], [[Hunan]]
| target = Chinese Civilians
| time = 
| timezone = 
| type = [[Massacre]], [[mass murder]], [[summary execution]], [[war crime]]
| fatalities = 30,000
| injuries = 
| perps = [[China Expeditionary Army]]
| motive = [[Sinophobia]], [[Japanese Imperialism]]
}}
{{Campaignbox Second Sino-Japanese War}}
{{Campaignbox Pacific War}}
{{Japanese colonial campaigns}}
{{Campaignbox World War II}}

{{Short description|1943 massacre of Chinese people by Japan}}
The '''Changjiao massacre''' ({{zh|s=厂窖惨案|t=廠窖慘案}}) was a [[massacre]] of [[China|Chinese]] [[civilians]] by the [[China Expeditionary Army]] in [[Changjiao, Nan County|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2db.com/event/timeline/1943/ |title=1943 Timeline |publisher=WW2DB |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Changjiao massacre survivors tell the tragedy |url=https://english.rednet.cn/c/2015/07/01/3725404.htm |website=RedNet |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Changjiao Massacre |url=https://www.enemyinmirror.com/changjiao-massacre/ |website=enemy in mirror |date=24 March 2016 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of massacres in China]]
*[[Japanese war crimes]]
*[[Nanjing massacre]]
*[[Battle of West Hubei]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206155934/http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-08/28/content_3377018.htm Xinhuanet.com article on Changjiao Massacre (in Simplified Chinese) 厂窖惨案一天屠杀一万人]
*[http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/8198/46867/46885/3373789.html People.com article (in Simplied Chinese) 骇人听闻的厂窖惨案] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192335/http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/8198/46867/46885/3373789.html |date=2016-03-03 }}

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[[Category:Massacres committed by Japan]]
[[Category:Massacres of the Second Sino-Japanese War]]
[[Category:Military history of Hunan]]
[[Category:May 1943 in Asia]]
[[Category:1943 murders in China]]
[[Category:Massacres in 1943]]
[[Category:Japanese war crimes in China]]
[[Category:Massacres of Chinese people]]
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