Manila massacre

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The Manila massacre was a World War II atrocity in early 1945 in which Japanese forces slaughtered tens of thousands of Filipino civilians during the Battle of Manila.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Manila massacre canonical 2
Massacres in Manila 1945 1
Rape of Manila 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II atrocity
massacre
war crime
alsoKnownAs Rape of Manila
linked to: Manila massacre
cause Battle of Manila
commemoratedBy annual remembrance ceremonies
memorials in Manila
conflict World War II
country Philippines
endTime March 1945
hasPart bayonet killings
beheadings
burning of buildings with civilians inside
destruction of hospitals
hostage-taking
indiscriminate shelling
killings in churches and convents
looting
mass executions
mass rapes
torture of civilians
historicalPeriod Japanese occupation of the Philippines
location Manila
notableSite De La Salle College Taft
Ermita
Intramuros
Malate
San Juan de Dios Hospital
Santa Cruz and Binondo districts
St. Paul’s College Manila
numberOfDeaths over 100000
tens of thousands of civilians
opponent Philippine Commonwealth troops
United States Armed Forces
partOf Battle of Manila
perpetrator Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese naval forces
result destruction of Manila
humanitarian crisis
large-scale civilian casualties
postwar war-crimes trials
startTime February 1945
targetedGroup children
elderly
hospital patients
religious personnel
women
timePeriod early 1945
victim Filipino civilians

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Sanji Iwabuchi allegedPerpetratorOf Manila massacre
World War II atrocities includesEvent Massacres in Manila 1945
linked to: Manila massacre
Manila massacre alsoKnownAs Rape of Manila
linked to: Manila massacre