What the records say
- When
- 24 Feb 1942
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 78
- Coordinates
- 1.24° S, 116.86° E
- Description
- mass murder in 1942
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Balikpapan massacre
1942 massacre of Dutch prisoners by Japan
The Balikpapan Massacre involved the killing of 78 unarmed Dutch civilians and prisoners of war by the Japanese 56th Division near the seaport city of Balikpapan on 24 February 1942.
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