What the records say
- When
- Jun 1945 – Aug 1945
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 26.35° N, 126.77° E
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
久米島守備隊住民虐殺事件
久米島守備隊住民虐殺事件（くめじましゅびたいじゅうみんぎゃくさつじけん）は、太平洋戦争時における沖縄戦の最中から終戦後に発生した、日本海軍守備隊による同島民の大量虐殺事件。久米島事件とも呼ばれる。
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