Korea: North Korean (DPRK) propaganda poster. 'Let's not forget the grudge over Sinchon!'
At the beginning of the Korean War in 1950; the town of Sinchon in North Korea was allegedly the site of a massacre of civilians by occupying U.S forces. North Korean sources claim the number of civilians killed over the 52-day period at over 35000 people; equivalent to one-fourth the county's population at the time The North Korean government has operated the Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities in Sinchon Town since 1958; displaying relics and remains from the incident.
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