Mỹ Trạch massacre

Memorial Stele to the victims of My Trach Massacre in My Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province

Memorial Park with the Memorial Stele to the victims of My Trach Massacre in My Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province

My Trach Massacre (Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Trạch) was a massacre of Vietnamese civilians carried out by the French army during French occupation of Vietnam. The massacre occurred in My Trach Village, My Thuy Commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quang Binh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam from 12 pm to 2 am on 29 November 1947. In this operation, 326 houses were burnt, many women were raped before being killed. Over 300 civilian residents in My Trach Village were killed, of which 170 were women and were 157 children, many entire families were killed.

The location of the massacre was in the foot of My Trach Bridge, a bridge on North-South Railway, next to My Trach Railway Station. The victims were forced to the foot of the bridge and lined up before being killed with machine gun fire.

Nearly half of the village residents were killed in this massacre. Every year, 29 November is mourned as “Hatred Date” of the residents in this village.

The memorial park in with the memorial site was located is classified by the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam as the National Historical Relics of Vietnam on 27 December 2001.

External links

• My Trach Massacre on Official Website of Quang Binh Provincial Government