Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz - Uncovering Unit 731

During the dark days of World War II, while the world focused on the horrors of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps in Europe, a hidden atrocity took place in Asia. This atrocity was known as Unit 731, the Asian Auschwitz. It was an underground biological warfare research facility run by the Imperial Japanese Army. For years, the truth about Unit 731 remained buried, overshadowed by the crimes committed in Europe. However, today we uncover the sinister history of Unit 731 and shed light on the forgotten victims of this horrific chapter in human history.

The Birth of Unit 731

Unit 731 was established in 1938 in the Chinese city of Harbin, during Japan's occupation of Northeast China. Its official name was the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army. Led by Lieutenant General Shiro Ishii, the unit conducted biological warfare experiments on innocent civilians, POWs, and even infants.

Methods of Atrocities

The experiments carried out at Unit 731 were horrifying. Prisoners were subjected to vivisections without anesthesia, infected with deadly diseases, and exposed to chemical agents. These heinous acts were performed in order to study the effects of biological weapons on the human body and develop means of spreading diseases as a form of warfare.

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The Scale of Suffering

The victims of Unit 731 numbered in the thousands, most of whom were Chinese civilians and prisoners of war. To cover up their crimes, the Japanese army destroyed the facility and its records in 1945, as the end of the war approached. This deliberate act of erasing evidence delayed justice for the victims for decades.

Uncovering the Truth

The truth about Unit 731 started to emerge when testimonies from both victims and members of the unit began to surface in the 1980s. These testimonies shed light on the horrifying reality that took place within the walls of Unit 731. It was not until years later that Japanese historians and the government officially acknowledged the existence of Unit 731 and the crimes committed there.

Legacy and Justice

The survivors and families of Unit 731 victims have fought for justice for decades. They have demanded apologies, compensation, and the recognition of the crimes committed by the Japanese government. While some progress has been made, many argue that justice has not been fully served. The legacy of Unit 731 remains a haunting reminder of the depths humanity can sink to.

Unit 731, the forgotten Asian Auschwitz, was a chamber of horrors where the most brutal and inhumane experiments were conducted on innocent civilians. The world may have turned a blind eye to this dark chapter in Asian history, but today we must remember and honor the victims of Unit 731. Only through uncovering the truth can we ensure that such atrocities are never repeated in the future.

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Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz written by Derek Pua, unearths the forgotten history of the Asian Auschwitz. Much of the atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War 2 are now known to most historians, but by far, the most despicable and forgotten act against humanity committed by the Imperial Japanese government was its covert biochemical weapons program. Euphemistically labeled as the "Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department" of the Imperial Japanese Army, the Japanese conducted a wide range of cruel and inhumane experiments on prisoners who were often innocent. Under the leadership of Dr. Shiro Isshi, the department subjected 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children to cruel experiments and medical procedures that were carried out by the brightest medical students and staff that Imperial Japan had to offer. In a bid to develop its germ warfare capability, the government of Imperial Japan resorted to incredibly deprived and inhumane methods of experimentation, like infecting prisoners with virulent strains of anthrax, plague, cholera, and other diseases. These prisoners were often subject to excruciating vivisections without the use of anesthesia to observe the real-time effects of these deadly diseases. Perhaps the most shocking development after the war was that the perpetrators of this heinous crime against humanity have largely escaped persecution unlike their Nazi counterparts in Europe. In a cowardly attempt to escape persecution by the Soviets, Dr. Shiro Isshi and his staff were able to trade the information obtained from their experiments with the Americans in return for immunity in the Tokyo Trials. 
In this edition, we expanded on the background info of Unit 731, survivor testimonies, and the findings of the remains of Unit 731.

"Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Holocaust by Derek Pua, is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for anyone wanting to more clearly understand the extent of Imperial Japanese war crimes. This brief, dispassionate, and factual book outlines the creation and development of Unit 731, an organization that employed thousands of Japanese scientists who conducted nightmarish experiments on an untold number of human guinea pigs, all in the name of medical research. Even if one cannot stomach the details included in Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Holocaust, a basic knowledge of these atrocities should be more widely known, if only in the hope that history will never repeat itself in this horrific manner."-Kathryn Atwood, Authorkathrynatwood.com 

For readers who are interested in more about the atrocities committed during the Pacific Asia War, visit: pacificatrocities.org