Unit 100
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Unit 100 was a secret Imperial Japanese Army facility that focused on the development of chemical weapons during World War II. It was operated by the Kempeitai, the Japanese military police. It was located in Shenyang (瀋陽) China and was disguised as an epidemic prevention and water supply unit.
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Mission
Unit 100 conducted research about bacteria in and from animals. As most armies were still heavily dependent on horses, the IJA was looking for ways to kill them and therefore to weaken military power. The second purpose was to use animals as carrier of diseases. Experiments were also conducted with living human beings, but little record or proof of human experimentation has been found. (Unit 731 was created to develop biological weapons against humans.)
Biological Warfare Agents
The following potential agents were tested:
- Glanders Mr. Kuwabara gave testimony after WW2 that Unit 100 released horses infected with Glanders.
- Anthrax
See Also
- List of Japanese War Atrocities in Changchun (長春) and Mukden (奉天)
- Kwangtung Army
- Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
External links
- The Other Holocaust (http://www.skycitygallery.com/japan/japan.html).
