The Changjiao massacre () was a massacre of Chinese civilians by the China Expeditionary Army, a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army, in Changjiao, Hunan during the early stage of the Battle of West Hubei. Gen. Shunroku Hata was the commander of the Japanese forces. Over a period of four days, from May 9 to May 12, 1943, Hata's troops killed more than 25,000 civilians and 5,000 Chinese soldiers. 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.
See also List of massacres in China Japanese war crimes Nanjing massacre Battle of West Hubei
References
External links Xinhuanet.com article on Changjiao Massacre (in Simplified Chinese) 厂窖惨案一天屠杀一万人 People.com article (in Simplied Chinese) 骇人听闻的厂窖惨案