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the Japanese Militarists had occupied N.E. China
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& established the puppet state Manchoukou
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ln order to expand their Greater East Asia Empire
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the Japanese did a lot of preparatory work.
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Some of the least known work
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were the experiments on bacterial weapons.
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by the Manchu 731 Squadron
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This Squadron 731 had many Sub-Sections
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They were: Helier,
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Sun Wu,
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Lion Kou,
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Mu Dan Jiang,
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and An Da Rural Experimental Station.
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The main offices of 731
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were situated in a residential district of Harbin
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They covered a large area of land
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The headquarters were highly classified,
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and surrounded by a high tension electric fence.
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lnside there were extensive facilities,
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there was an animal farm,
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a crematorium,
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a pathology laboratory, a jail,
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an electricity generating plant,
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the commandersÂ’ quarters,
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& other sections for various experimental projects.
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By February 1945
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the Japanese forces were suffering losses on the battle front
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to win the war by biological warfare
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the Military Headquarters reinstated a Lt. General to be the
Squadron commander.
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Yet this person had previously been relieved off this post
because of corruption.
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This man, the inventor of the lshit Water Purifier
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a military medical doctor, Lt. lshii Shiro.
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A group of young soldiers were sent to Harbin to
provide new blood for this squadron.
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The banks of Song Hua River,
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When will they come to pick us up?
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Captain Takehara's gone to Bai Hua Liao
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to find our new sergeant.
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He's been gone for almost an hour.
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Why aren't we allowed to go to Bai Hua Liao?