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[[File:The-manila-massacre.jpg|thumb|300px]]The '''Manila massacre''' (Filipino: Pagpatay sa Maynila) involved atrocities committed against Filipino civilians in the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by Japanese troops during [[World War II]] at the Battle of Manila (February 3, 1945 – March 3, 1945). Atrocities included mass rapes, murder of civilians, including infants, [[arson]], and violent mutilations. The combined death toll of civilians for the battle of Manila was about 100,000. | [[File:The-manila-massacre.jpg|thumb|300px|link=Special:FilePath/The-manila-massacre.jpg]]The '''Manila massacre''' (Filipino: Pagpatay sa Maynila) involved atrocities committed against Filipino civilians in the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by Japanese troops during [[World War II]] at the Battle of Manila (February 3, 1945 – March 3, 1945). Atrocities included mass rapes, murder of civilians, including infants, [[arson]], and violent mutilations. The combined death toll of civilians for the battle of Manila was about 100,000. | ||
The Manila massacre was one of several major [[war crimes]] committed by the [[Imperial Japan|Imperial Japanese Army]], as judged by the postwar military tribunal. The Japanese commanding general, [[Tomoyuki Yamashita]], and his chief of staff [[Akira Mutō]], were held responsible for the massacre and other war crimes in a trial starting October 1945. Yamashita was executed on 23 February 1946 and Mutō on 23 December 1948. | The Manila massacre was one of several major [[war crimes]] committed by the [[Imperial Japan|Imperial Japanese Army]], as judged by the postwar military tribunal. The Japanese commanding general, [[Tomoyuki Yamashita]], and his chief of staff [[Akira Mutō]], were held responsible for the massacre and other war crimes in a trial starting October 1945. Yamashita was executed on 23 February 1946 and Mutō on 23 December 1948. | ||
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Revision as of 05:35, 12 August 2020
The Manila massacre (Filipino: Pagpatay sa Maynila) involved atrocities committed against Filipino civilians in the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by Japanese troops during World War II at the Battle of Manila (February 3, 1945 – March 3, 1945). Atrocities included mass rapes, murder of civilians, including infants, arson, and violent mutilations. The combined death toll of civilians for the battle of Manila was about 100,000.
The Manila massacre was one of several major war crimes committed by the Imperial Japanese Army, as judged by the postwar military tribunal. The Japanese commanding general, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and his chief of staff Akira Mutō, were held responsible for the massacre and other war crimes in a trial starting October 1945. Yamashita was executed on 23 February 1946 and Mutō on 23 December 1948.