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Post-90s man collects thousands of historical war photos

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2015-07-17 16:27Ecns.cn Editor: Wang Fan

90后男孩收集数千侵华日军老相片 2000张从未公开

最近半年以来,90后小伙儿邹德怀陆续收到来自一海之隔的特殊快递——邹德怀托在日本的朋友搜罗、购买了20余本发黄的相册。其中,包含至少2000张从未公开过的侵华日军照片。

Photo of Zou Dehuai, a post-90s man who has collected thousands of historical photos related to Japan’s invasion during WWII.

Photo of Zou Dehuai, a post-90s man who has collected thousands of historical photos related to Japan's invasion during WWII.

(ECNS) -- A post-90s man named Zou Dehuai has collected thousands of historical photos related to Japan's invasion during World War II, of which at least 2,000 have never been revealed before.

Some Japanese troops in the photos are said to be from "Unit 526" and "chemical troops". These pictures are among hundreds of photos discovered in an old book store in Japan and then mailed to China.

Unit 526 was a biological and chemical unit of the Japanese Army during WWII. In 1991, two Japanese veterans who served in the unit revealed the hidden truth of its role. However, its very existence has been controversial due to a lack of evidence.

According to the photo album, the owner, then 21, left Japan to invade China on March 27, 1944. In the same year he was assigned to Unit 526. No sign of biological weapons is directly visible in the photos.

Historical photo shows dead bodies of Chinese children are piled up in a heap. (Photo provided to China Youth Daily)
Historical photo shows dead bodies of Chinese children are piled up in a heap. (Photo provided to China Youth Daily)

In one of the photos, dead bodies of Chinese children are piled up in a heap. The caption claims the children were abandoned by their families despite allegations the Japanese Army were involved in the mass slaughter of innocent Chinese citizens, including children, just for fun, during WWII.

Another photo shows a smiling Japanese soldier holding the head cut from a dead man; behind him stood another soldier, a sword in hand.

With a degree in visual communication, Zou is interested in history and has been collecting historical photos from the war.

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