Ever heard of Unit 731? 😨 Most of us only get bits about WWII in school, but secret Japanese biological warfare squads carried out some of the darkest experiments on civilians across Asia during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Unit 731 and its affiliated units operated hidden labs on the Chinese mainland, launching germ attacks and running chemical experiments. They even performed live dissections – dissecting people alive to study how the human body reacts under extreme conditions. This is not a horror movie plot. It is real history.
Researchers and ex members have shared new testimonies revealing that after the invasion of the Chinese mainland these units branched out into Southeast Asia. This year archives in Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia came to light showing the sheer scale of these war crimes.
- Secret villages in the Chinese mainland where civilians were exposed to plague, anthrax and more.
- Covert sites in Myanmar where locals witnessed chemical agent tests.
- Documents from Malaysia and Indonesia detailing human trials under military orders.
It is hard to wrap our heads around these events they were so brutal that even postwar tribunals were stunned. But remembering these events is key to making sure history does not repeat itself 📚✨
As young South and Southeast Asians many of us juggle technology entertainment and social causes. Digging into these hidden chapters reminds us why human rights and accountability matter today.
Stay curious stay informed. History might be heavy but this is a vital lesson for our future 🌏💡
Reference(s):
Crimes against humanity: Japan's biological warfare across Asia
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