What the records say
- When
- 9 Feb 1951
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 719
- Coordinates
- 35.57° N, 127.93° E
Geochang massacre
1951 massacre of unarmed civilians by South Korean forces during the Korean War
The Geochang massacre was a massacre conducted by the third battalion of the 9th regiment of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army between 9 February 1951 and 11 February 1951 of 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, South Gyeongsang district of South Korea. The victims included 385 children. The 11th Division also conducted the Sancheong-Hamyang massacre two days earlier.
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