Weihsien
E729916
Weihsien is a town in Shandong Province, China, historically known for hosting a major World War II civilian internment camp run by the Japanese.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied prisoners in China during World War II
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Japanese occupation of China ⓘ history of foreign missions in China ⓘ |
| campCategory |
civilian assembly center
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internment camp ⓘ |
| campLiberated | 1945 ⓘ |
| campLiberatedBy |
Chinese guerrillas
ⓘ
U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campOpened | 1943 ⓘ |
| campPopulationType |
Allied nationals
ⓘ
business people ⓘ civilian internees ⓘ families ⓘ missionaries ⓘ |
| campRunBy | Japanese authorities ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center
NERFINISHED
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Weihsien Civilian Internment Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihsien Concentration Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihsien Internment Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSite | former internment camp compound ⓘ |
| hasMemorials | Weihsien internment camp memorials ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | regional administrative center ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
Japanese internment of Allied civilians
ⓘ
World War II civilian internment camp ⓘ |
| historicalName | Weixian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfNotability | 1940s ⓘ |
| language | Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shandong Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North China Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPinyinName | Weifang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInternee |
Arthur H. Matthews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Liddell NERFINISHED ⓘ Langdon Gilkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weifang region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Shandong ⓘ |
| romanizationSystem | Wade–Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Second Sino–Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
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