The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건; Hanja: 江華良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed civilians in the Ganghwa county of the Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea. The victims were so-called collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean occupation.
The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건; Hanja: 江華良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed civilians in the Ganghwa county of the Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea. The victims were so-called collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean occupation.
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