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Statement of Yoshimura (16-28 June 1947) Personnel of WA Medical Section. Maj. Maeda— arrived WA Medical Section about Feb. 45, did some of contagious diseases prevention. In Feb.45 defense plan formulated for Kyushd invasion; headquarters divided into Administration factionand Operations faction. In administration faction were Maj. Honjo - chief, Maj. Maeda, Maj. Kubo, 1st Lt. Ikeda, 1st Lt. Maekawa. |
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Statement of Yamasaki (420, 9 June 1947) At Western Army Medical Section. Maj. Maeda - perhaps medical education. |
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Statement of Tsurumaru (20-25 May 1947) Maj. Maeda was in charge of TB control and physical exams of personnel. |
This book documents the legal proceedings of the December 1949 Khabarovsk trial in which twelve members of the Japanese Army's covert biological warfare Unit 731 were prosecuted for their war crimes. The trial sought to hold key leaders in Japan's bio-weapons program accountable for atrocities after WWII.