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Kalagon
Village
KalagonLocation in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°32′57″N 97°43′46″E / 16.54917°N 97.72944°E / 16.54917; 97.72944
Country	Myanmar
Division	Mon State
District	Mawlamyine District
Township	Mawlamyine Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Kalagon 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.

References

1. "Burma Star Association | The Massacre of Kalagon 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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Capital: Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine District	Chaungzon Township Kyaikmaraw Township Mawlamyine Township Mudon Township Thanbyuzayat Township Ye Township
Thaton District	Bilin Township Kyaikto Township Paung Township Thaton Township
Cities, towns, and villages	Bilin Chaungzon Kamarwet Kyaikkhami Kyaikmaraw Kyaikto Mawlamyine Mudon Paung Zinkyaik Sittaung (historic site) Thanbyuzayat Thaton Thuwanawaddy Ye Khawzar

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