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Also known as Kantōgun Bōeki Kyūsuibu Honbu, Manchuria Unit 731, Manshu Detachment 731, Ishii Unit, Kwantung Army Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department Headquarters

Unit 731 , officially known as the Manchu Detachment 731 and also referred to as the Kamo Detachment and the Ishii Unit, was a secret research facility operated by the Imperial Japanese Army between 1933 and 1945. It was located in the Pingfang district of Harbin, in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, and maintained multiple branches across mainland China and Southeast Asia.

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Unit 731 was a secret research facility run by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1933 to 1945, located in Harbin (in Japanese-controlled Manchukuo) with branches across China and Southeast Asia. It is historically significant because it represents a major covert military operation during World War II that conducted biological and chemical weapons research.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
military unit
Field of work
rape
Country
Japan
Founded by
Kempeitai
Headquarters
Pingfang District
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Image
Unit 731 - Complex.jpg
Number of deaths
3000
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Commons category
Unit 731
inception
1936-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1945-00-00
commanded by
Shirō Ishii
affiliation
Kwantung Army
significant person
Chikahiko Koizumi
has characteristic
dehumanization
present in work
Wife of a Spy
described by source
Philosophy of a Knife
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