Bình Hòa massacre
| Binh Hoa Massacre | |
|---|---|
 Quảng Ngãi Province | |
| Location | Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam |
| Date | December 6, 1966 |
| Target | Bình Hòa villagers |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 422[1] - 430[2] |
| Perpetrators | South Korean forces |
The Bình Hòa Massacre was a massacre conducted by South Korean forces between December 3 and December 6, 1966, of 430 unarmed citizens in Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province in South Vietnam.[1][3][4] The district was in the operational area of the Blue Dragon Brigade.[5] Most of the victims were children, elderly and women.[4] The victims included 21 pregnant women.[1] The South Korean soldiers burnt down all of the houses and killed hundreds of cows and buffalo after the atrocities.[1] Then the survivors joined the Viet Cong and fought against the United States and its Allies, one of which was South Korea.[1] [6] The South Korean forces conducted similar massacres in Binh Tai village, Bình An village and Tây Vinh village within the same year.[7][8]
See also
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- List of massacres in Vietnam
- Military history of South Korea during the Vietnam War
- War Remnants Museum
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "On War extra - Vietnam's massacre survivors". Al Jazeera. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Sở văn hóa thông tin tỉnh Quảng Ngãi". Quảng Ngãi government. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ Wintle, Justin (2006). Romancing Vietnam: inside the boat country. Signal Books Ltd. p. 266. ISBN 1-904955-15-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bình Hòa Massacre". Quảng Ngãi government. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "<8> 신화를 남긴 해병대 '짜빈동 전투' 고립된 1개 중대가 연대 규모 적 무찌르다". 국방일보. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ↑ Oliver, p.11
- ↑ "Words of Condemnation and Drinks of Reconciliation Massacre in Vin Dinh Province All 380 People Turned into Dead Bodies Within an Hour.". Hankyoreh. 1999-09-02. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical Asian Studies, Volume 33, Issue 4 :America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge. p. 530.
References
- Oliver, Kendrick (2006). The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-6891-1.
Further reading
- Kim, Hyun Sook Lee. Korea's "Vietnam Question": War Atrocities, National Identity, and Reconciliation. Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, Volume 9, Number 3, Winter 2001, p. 622-635. E-ISSN: 1527-8271