Chichijima incident

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The Chichijima incident was a World War II war crime in which Japanese soldiers executed and cannibalized captured American airmen on the Pacific island of Chichijima in 1944–1945.

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Chichijima war crimes trial 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event
cannibalism incident
war crime
aftermath postwar war crimes prosecutions
authorOfAccount James Bradley
cause shooting down of American aircraft
charge cannibalism
murder of prisoners of war
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
describedIn Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
endTime 1945
followedBy Chichijima war crimes trial
linked to: Chichijima incident
hasConsequence execution of several Japanese officers after the war
imprisonment of other convicted personnel
hasPart cannibalism of human remains
execution of prisoners of war
historicalReputation notorious example of wartime cannibalism by Japanese forces
isPartOf Japanese war crimes
jurisdiction International Military Tribunal for the Far East–related proceedings
languageOfName Japanese
legalClassification violation of the Geneva Convention
violation of the laws and customs of war
location Bonin Islands
linked to: Ogasawara Islands

Chichijima
method beheading of prisoners
consumption of human flesh
dismemberment of bodies
motive military culture and extreme wartime conditions
namedAfter Chichijima Island
linked to: Chichijima
notableFact George H. W. Bush was a US Navy pilot shot down near Chichijima but not captured in the incident
notableSurvivor George H. W. Bush
numberOfVictims 9
participant Japanese garrison on Chichijima
United States Navy
perpetrator Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
startTime 1944
timePeriod Pacific War
topic military ethics
treatment of prisoners of war in the Pacific Theater
war crimes accountability
victim American prisoners of war
United States airmen
downed US Navy aviators

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Chichijima wasSiteOf Chichijima incident
Chichijima incident followedBy Chichijima war crimes trial
linked to: Chichijima incident