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| date = {{start date|1947|11|29}} |
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| type = [[War crime]], [[massacre]], [[mass rape]] |
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| fatalities = Over 300<ref name=":1"/> |
| fatalities = Over 300<ref name=":1"/> |
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| perpetrators = {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg|link=French Army}} [[French Army]] |
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[[Image:MyTrachMassacre1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Memorial stele to the victims of Mỹ Trạch Massacre]] |
[[Image:MyTrachMassacre1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Memorial stele to the victims of Mỹ Trạch Massacre]] |
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The '''My Trach Massacre''' ({{lang-vi|Thảm sát Mỹ Trạch}}) was a [[ |
The '''My Trach Massacre''' ({{lang-vi|Thảm sát Mỹ Trạch}}) was a [[war crime]] by the [[French Army]] against [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] civilians in the [[First Indochina War]]. French soldiers committed the massacre in Mỹ Trạch village, [[Mỹ Thủy]] commune, [[Lệ Thủy District]], [[Quảng Bình Province]], [[Vietnam]] from 5 am to 8 am on November 29, 1947. The French Army burned 326 houses and murdered more than half of the village's residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thanhnien.vn/ban-can-biet/ve-tham-lang-my-trach-1030880.html|title=Visit My Trach village|last=Minh|first=Huệ|date=December 7, 2018|website=Thanh Nien|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210416014041/https://thanhnien.vn/ban-can-biet/ve-tham-lang-my-trach-1030880.html|archive-date=April 16, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> French soldiers raped many women before murdering them. The French Army murdered over 300 civilian residents in Mỹ Trạch, including 170 women and 157 children.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.quangbinh.gov.vn/3cms/?cmd=130&art=1186213703100&cat=1179730730203|title=My Trach Massacre Care Service|website=Quảng Bình Official Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009183535/http://www.quangbinh.gov.vn/3cms/?cmd=130&art=1186213703100&cat=1179730730203|archive-date=October 9, 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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The location of the massacre was in the foot of Mỹ Trạch Bridge, a bridge on the [[North–South Railway (Vietnam)|North–South Railway]], next to Mỹ Trạch Railway Station. French soldiers forced the victims to the foot of the bridge and lined them up before murdering them with [[machine gun]] fire.<ref name=":1"/> |
The location of the massacre was in the foot of Mỹ Trạch Bridge, a bridge on the [[North–South Railway (Vietnam)|North–South Railway]], next to Mỹ Trạch Railway Station. French soldiers forced the victims to the foot of the bridge and lined them up before murdering them with [[machine gun]] fire.<ref name=":1"/> |
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| Mỹ Trạch massacre | |
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| Part of the First Indochina War | |
 Memorial park with the memorial stele to the victims of the massacre | |
| Native name | Thảm sát Mỹ Trạch |
| Location | Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam |
| Date | November 29, 1947 |
| Target | Vietnamese civilians |
Attack type | War crime, massacre, mass rape |
| Weapon | Machine gun[1] |
| Deaths | Over 300[1] |
| Perpetrators |  French Army |
| Motive | Anti-Vietnamese racism |
The My Trach Massacre (Template:Lang-vi) was a war crime by the French Army against Vietnamese civilians in the First Indochina War. French soldiers committed the massacre in Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam from 5 am to 8 am on November 29, 1947. The French Army burned 326 houses and murdered more than half of the village's residents.[2] French soldiers raped many women before murdering them. The French Army murdered over 300 civilian residents in Mỹ Trạch, including 170 women and 157 children.[1]
The location of the massacre was in the foot of Mỹ Trạch Bridge, a bridge on the North–South Railway, next to Mỹ Trạch Railway Station. French soldiers forced the victims to the foot of the bridge and lined them up before murdering them with machine gun fire.[1]
Every year, residents of Mỹ Trạch mourn November 29 as "Hatred Date."[3]
On December 27, 2001, The Ministry of Culture of Vietnam classified the memorial park in which the memorial site is located as one of the National Historical Relics of Vietnam.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d "My Trach Massacre Care Service". Quảng Bình Official Website. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Minh, Huệ (December 7, 2018). "Visit My Trach village". Thanh Nien. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "The My Trach Massacre - An aching pain for 66 years". Dan Tri. November 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Sources: Information on the Memorial Stele and on Official Website of Quảng Bình Provincial Government
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