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Sancheong-Hamyang massacre
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Sancheong and Hamyang massacre
Sancheong and Hamyang massacre
The
Sancheong and Hamyang massacre
(
Korean
:
산청・함양 양민학살 사건
,
[1]
[2]
Hanja
: 山清・咸陽良民虐殺事件) was a
massacre
conducted by a unit of the
South Korean Army
11th Division during the
Korean War
. On 7 February 1951, 705 unarmed citizens in
Sancheong
and
Hamyang
,
South Gyeongsang
district of
South Korea
were killed. The victims were civilians and 85% of them were women, children and elderly people.
[1]
[3]
[4]
The 11th Division also conducted
Geochang massacre
two days later. The division's commanding general was
Choe Deok-sin
.
[5]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancheong and Hamyang massacre
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