Hill 303 massacre: Difference between revisions

Historians agree there is no evidence that the KPA High Command sanctioned the shooting of prisoners during the early phase of the war.{{Sfn|Fehrenbach|2001|p=136}} The Hill 303 massacre and similar atrocities are believed to have been conducted by "uncontrolled small units, by vindictive individuals, or because of unfavorable and increasingly desperate situations confronting the captors."{{Sfn|Alexander|2003|p=144}}{{Sfn|Appleman|1998|p=350}} [[T. R. Fehrenbach]], a military historian, wrote in his analysis of the event that KPA troops committing these events were likely accustomed to torture and execution of prisoners due to decades of rule by oppressive armies of the [[Empire of Japan]] up until [[World War II]].{{Sfn|Fehrenbach|2001|p=137}}

 

 

[[File:Hill 303 Memorial.jpg|thumb|alt=Soldiers lay roses at a large monument|U.S. and ROK soldiers lay roses at the foot of the memorial established on Hill 303.]]