Pingdingshan massacre

The massacre of Pingdingshan (Chinese平顶山 惨案/平顶山 惨案, Pinyin Píngdǐngshān cǎn'àn ) was a by Japanese troops and police forces during the pacification of Manchukuo perpetrated on September 16, 1932 massacre in the former village of Pingdingshan, today's road district Pingshan of the Borough of East Chau Fushun City in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

After the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo by the Japanese on March 1, 1932, came across the country to uprisings of various groups. One of these groups was the Red Spear Society, a brotherhood that many members and possessed great influence in the rest of China this time. On September 15, 1932 Militia of this company crossed the village Pingdingshan and attacked some Japanese soldiers stationed there before they had moved on to the city of Fushun and the local Japanese garrison fell. When the Japanese launched a counter-attack, the militia pulled back through Pingdingshan. The Japanese held the village for the retreat of the enemy militia. Therefore, more than 3,000 local residents were rounded up and killed at the foot of Pingdingshan Mountain in southern Fushun. The bodies were burned and burned all the 600 houses in the village. The site of the massacre of Pingdingshan ( Píngdǐngshān cǎn'àn yízhǐ ) in Fushun Open since 1988 on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China ( 3-34 ).

In May 2006, the Japanese Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit filed by three survivors of the massacre who were required by the Japanese government compensation of 20 million yen and an apology.