27 Aug 1943

China
  • Yasuji Kaneko participated in the destruction of levees near the city of Linqing, Shandong Province, China. He witnessed fellow soldiers releasing Vibrio cholerae, the bacteria that caused cholera, into the flood waters with the intention to infect Chinese civilians with the disease. ww2dbase [Yasuji Kaneko | Linqing, Shandong | CPC]

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