Ganghwa massacre

The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건^[1]; 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.^[1][2] The victims were so-called collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean occupation. Before this massacre, 140 people were executed in Ganghwa as part of the Bodo League massacre in 1950.^[3]

Ganghwa massacre
Ganghwa (South Korea)
Location	South Korea
Date	January 6, 1951 (1951-01-06) – January 8, 1951 (1951-01-08)
Target	Korean People's Army collaborator civilians
Attack type	Massacre
Deaths	212[1] – 1,300[2]
Perpetrators	South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen[1]

In 2003, a history book describing the massacre was published by the Ganghwa Culture Center.^[4] On 26 February 2006, the National Archives of Korea admitted a 30 August 1951 official document in which then Attorney General Jo Jinman reported to then-Prime Minister Chang Myon about the massacre.^[1] On 17 July 2008, the South Korean governmental Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledged the civilian massacre.^[4]

See also

• Third Battle of Seoul
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
• Bodo League massacre
• Jeju uprising
• Mungyeong massacre
• List of massacres in South Korea