The Terrible Classified Secrets of Unit 731

After capturing Manchuria from its ancient Chinese rival, Japan committed unspeakable crimes. Under the leadership of Surgeon General Shirō Ishii, the infamous Unit 731 set out to test biological and chemical weapons on thousands of Chinese, Russian, American, and British prisoners of war and civilians. Ishii had the full support of the High Command to develop biological weapons that could be used against the United States. The ambitious program would manipulate the bubonic plague, cholera, dysentery, and other diseases to analyze their reactions.
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