Kalagon Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:Kalagon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Mon State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mawlamyine District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mawlamyine Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:16.5492°N 97.7294°W
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30

Kalagon is a village in Mon State, Myanmar. The village was the site of a massacre perpetrated by the Imperial Japanese Army on 7 July 1945 during World War II. The 3rd Battalion, 215th Regiment and the OC Moulmein Kempeitai of the Imperial Japanese Army killed around 600 to 1,000 unarmed civilians after information on enemy guerrillas was not forthcoming.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burma Star Association The Massacre of Kalagon Village. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726145806/http://www.burmastar.org.uk/kalagon.htm. dead. 26 July 2011. 4 February 2018. 26 July 2011.
  2. Web site: IMTFE: Judgement (English Translation) Chapter VIII: Conventional War Crimes (Atrocities). 4 February 2018.