Kalagon

Kalagon (also spelled Kalagong) is a village in Mon State, Myanmar. The village was the site of a massacre perpetrated by the Imperial Japanese Army on 7 July 1945 during World War II. The 3rd Battalion, 215th Regiment and the OC Moulmein Kempeitai of the Imperial Japanese Army killed around 600 to 1,000 unarmed civilians after information on enemy guerrillas was not forthcoming.[1][2]

Kalagon
Village
Kalagon
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°32′57″N 97°43′46″E
Country Myanmar
DivisionMon State
DistrictMawlamyine District
TownshipMawlamyine Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

References
  1. "Burma Star Association | The Massacre of Kalagong Village". 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. "IMTFE: Judgement (English Translation) | Chapter VIII: Conventional War Crimes (Atrocities)". Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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