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Unit 731 - Secret Japanese project that carried out human medical experiments during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Legends say even SS Officers that knew about it found it to extreme...

[–] azdood85@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

those captured by the United States were secretly given immunity in exchange for the data gathered during their human experiments.[6] The United States covered up the human experimentations and handed stipends to the perpetrators.[1] The Americans co-opted the researchers' bioweapons information and experience for use in their own biological warfare program, much like what had been done with Nazi German researchers in Operation Paperclip.

I dont know which is worse. Committing the crimes or covering up the crimes for your own advancement.

[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Fucking hell, killing 300k people is not "experimenting" - its genocide!

[–] ElectronBadger@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The movie Men Behind the Sun depicts the war atrocities committed in the Unit 731.

[–] plague_sapiens@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wanted to post about Shiro Ishii, but yeah, this article sums it up better...