Who Was Unit 731?
Unit 731 (Japanese: 731部隊, Hepburn: Nana-San-Ichi Butai), Short for Manshu Detachment 731 and Also Known as the Kamo Detachment, and Ishii Unit, Was a Covert...
Unit 731 (Japanese: 731部隊, Hepburn: Nana-san-ichi Butai), short for Manshu Detachment 731 and also known as the Kamo Detachment, and Ishii Unit, was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that engaged in lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino- ...
What did Unit 731 do?
Started as an agency to promote public health, Unit 731 was meant to conduct research that would benefit Japanese soldiers, such as learning more about the ways in which the human body can withstand hunger and thirst and fight diseases.
Why did the US pardon Unit 731?
The decision made by General Douglas MacArthur to shield Unit 731 from prosecution set a precedent that the American government and military would overlook violations of international law, human rights abuse, or outright evil if it were advantageous to do so.
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