Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities
Encyclopedia
The Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities is located in Sinchon
, North Korea
, and is dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts from the alleged Sinchon Massacre
, a supposed mass murder of North Korean civilians and communist sympathizers by the United States military during the Korean War
. It has been compared to the Holocaust Museum
in Washington, D.C.
, USA.
Sinchon
Sinchon or Sinchon-dong is a neighbourhood and a judicial dong in Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, South Korea....
, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
, and is dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts from the alleged Sinchon Massacre
Sinchon Massacre
The Sinchon Massacre was an alleged mass murder of civilians, communist sympathizers and North Korean loyalists in the autumn of 1950, in or near the town of Sinchon, during the outbreak of the Korean War. Sinchon is currently located in South Hwanghae province, North Korea...
, a supposed mass murder of North Korean civilians and communist sympathizers by the United States military during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. It has been compared to the Holocaust Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, USA.
External Links
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