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| Jeamri Massacre | |
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| Location | Hwaseong, South Korea |
| Date | April 15, 1919 |
| Target | Korean residents of Jeamri |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 29 |
| Perpetrator | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Jeamni massacre | |
| Hangul | 제암리 학살 사건 |
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| Hanja | 提巖里虐殺事件 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeamri Haksal Sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cheamri Jaksal Sagŏn |
The Jeamri Massacre was an event where the Imperial Japanese Army attacked Korean civilians inside a church. To cover up the mass-killings, the Japanese soldiers burned the church down.[1] However, Canadian missionary Dr. Frank W. Schofield witnessed the aftermath of the slaughter and published a report on the event.
Background
In 1919, two million Koreans organized peaceful protests against Japanese occupation in the March 1st Movement.[2] In retaliation, Japanese authorities sent troops to violently suppress the demonstrations.
Massacre
On April 15, in the village of Jeamri, Japanese soldiers herded 29 residents, including children, into a Methodist church before firing at the building.[3][1][4] Afterwards, the soldiers committed arson by lighting the church on fire and killing any surviving victims; they also set fire to nearby civilian homes.[5] Canadian doctor Frank Schofield heard news of the event and immediately visited the scene. Schofield then wrote a report titled "The Massacre of Chai-Amm-Ni" and published it in The Shanghai Gazette on May 27, 1919.[6][7]
Japanese cover-up
The Japanese lieutenant responsible was disciplined, but a group of senior officers decided to attribute the incident to resistance by local people. [4]
In his diary, Japanese commander Taro Utsunomiya wrote that the incident would hurt the reputation of the Japanese Empire and acknowledged that the Japanese soldiers committed murder and arson.[3] Utsunomiya's diary revealed that Japanese colonial authorities met and decided to cover up the incident.[8]
Later events
In 2019, a group of 17 Japanese Christians visited the site of the massacre and apologized for the incident on behalf of Japan.[9]
References
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ "March First Movement | Korean history". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ a b "Diary entry reveals Japanese cover-up of massacre : International : News : The Hankyoreh". english.hani.co.kr.
- ^ a b "Japanese Army Massacre Diary Found". www.donga.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Korean History Dictionary Compilation Society. "제암리 학살사건". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Garam Planning. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Service (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information. "Frank W. Schofield: 'God-sent angel for Korean independence' : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea". www.korea.net.
- ^ Legault, B.; Prescott, J. F. (2009). ""The arch agitator:" Dr. Frank W. Schofield and the Korean independence movement". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 50 (8): 865–872. PMC 2711476. PMID 19881928.
- ^ "Japanese Army Massacre Diary Found". www.donga.com.
- ^ 심선아 (2019-02-27). "Visiting Japanese Christians apologize for 1919 church massacre". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-12.