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Unit 543 was a secret Imperial Japanese Army facility at Hailar that focused on the development of biological weapons during World War II. It was operated by the Kempeitai, the Japanese military police.

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• Japanese war crimes
• List of Japanese War Atrocities
• Kantogun
• Second Sino-Japanese War

References

1. "Imperial Japan's Chemical Warfare Development Program". Pacific Atrocities Education. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
2. Hal Gold, Unit 731 Testimony, 2003

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