My Lai village
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My Lai village is a settlement in central Vietnam infamous as the site of the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionType | village ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocumentary | documentaries about the My Lai Massacre ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiterature | books on the Vietnam War and war crimes ⓘ |
| commemoratesAtSite | victims of the My Lai Massacre ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| countryOfPerpetrators | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentGoverningCountry | Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDateAtLocation | 1968-03-16 ⓘ |
| governingCountryAtTimeOfMassacre | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeEvents | annual memorial ceremonies for massacre victims ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
catalyst for anti-war sentiment in the United States
ⓘ
symbol of atrocities committed during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| hasInternationalAttention | site visited by foreign delegations and tourists ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
My Lai Massacre Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son My Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Son My Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivityHistorically |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice farming ⓘ |
| hasWarCrimeClassification |
mass killing of civilians
ⓘ
war crime ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quang Ngai province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son My commune NERFINISHED ⓘ Son Tinh district NERFINISHED ⓘ central Vietnam ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Quang Ngai city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Central Coast region of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massacreVictimsApproximateNumber | 500 ⓘ |
| massacreVictimsDescription | unarmed South Vietnamese civilians ⓘ |
| massacreVictimsIncluded |
children
ⓘ
elderly people ⓘ women ⓘ |
| notableFor | My Lai Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameInVietnamese | Mỹ Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quang Ngai province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son My commune NERFINISHED ⓘ Son Tinh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratedByMilitaryUnit |
U.S. Army 23rd Infantry Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Americal Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| siteOf | My Lai Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | dark tourism site ⓘ |
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