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Unit 731. WWII. When. During the Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945. Where. Today Northeast China Japanese puppet government there Easy access to Chinese subjects. Who. Japanese researchers Chinese subjects Including citizens Possible Russian subjects Possible U.S. subjects. Why.
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Unit 731 WWII
When • During the Second Sino-Japanese War • 1937-1945
Where • Today Northeast China • Japanese puppet government there • Easy access to Chinese subjects
Who • Japanese researchers • Chinese subjects • Including citizens • Possible Russian subjects • Possible U.S. subjects
Why • To study effects of biological weapons • How to treat • How to prevent • Creation of perfect weapons of mass destruction • For attacks in the U.S. and beyond • Medical experiments • How to treat injuries • Find out how things work and can be “relocated”
Example Test • Hung upside down to determine time to death • Air injected into arteries • Horse urine injected into kidneys • Frostbite tests • Animal blood injected • Chemical weapon tests • Buried alive (including infants)
Surgeries • Amputation to study blood loss • Removal of parts of the brain parts, lungs, and liver • Vivisections on pregnant women • Stomach removed and esophagus reattached to the intestines
Other Units • Unit 516 • Unit 534 • Unit 773 • Unit 100 • Among others
Good Results • Medical advancements in: • Treatment • Transplants • New surgeries
Final Numbers • Deaths could include over 580,000 from tests and attacks • More then 200,000 civilians