Unit 543 was a secret
Imperial Japanese Army facility at
Hailar that focused on the development of
biological weapons during
World War II. It was operated by the
Kempeitai, the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
military police.
[Hal Gold, Unit 731 Testimony, 2003]
See also
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Japanese war crimes
The Empire of Japan committed war crimes in many Asian-Pacific countries during the period of Japanese militarism, Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Second Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars. These incidents have b ...
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List of Japanese War Atrocities
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Kantogun
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Second Sino-Japanese War
References
Japanese biological weapons program
Japanese prisoner of war and internment camps
Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese human subject research
Second Sino-Japanese War crimes
War crimes in China
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