Unit 100
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Unit 100 was a covert biological warfare research and experimentation unit of the Imperial Japanese Army in Manchukuo during World War II, associated with the Kantōgun (Kwantung Army).
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army unit
ⓘ
biological warfare unit ⓘ covert military unit ⓘ |
| activity |
animal experimentation
ⓘ
biological warfare research ⓘ biological weapons development ⓘ human experimentation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese biological warfare program
ⓘ
Kwantung Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| disbandedAfter | Japanese surrender in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| governedBy | Imperial Japanese Army regulations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Japanese occupation of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | involved in war crimes ⓘ |
| location |
Manchukuo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | covert biological warfare program in Manchukuo ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kantōgun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwantung Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of biological weapons for military use
ⓘ
testing of biological agents on living subjects ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Manchukuo puppet state
ⓘ
occupied Manchuria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Unit 516
ⓘ
Unit 731 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secrecy | highly classified ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on Japanese war crimes
ⓘ
studies of biological warfare ethics ⓘ |
| theater | Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| underCommandOf | Kwantung Army high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
field testing of biological agents
ⓘ
laboratory experimentation ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType | biological agents ⓘ |
| victimType |
Chinese civilians
ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
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