Sancheong-Hamyang massacre

When

7 Feb 1951

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

705

Coordinates

35.42° N, 127.87° E

1951 massacre of unarmed civilians by South Korean forces during the Korean War

The Sancheong and Hamyang massacre was a massacre conducted by a unit of the South Korean Army 11th Division during the Korean War. On 7 February 1951, 705 unarmed citizens in Sancheong and Hamyang, South Gyeongsang district of South Korea were killed. The victims were civilians and 85% of them were women, children and elderly people. The 11th Division also conducted the Geochang massacre two days later.

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