List of massacres in South Korea


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in South Korea.
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Asan massacre1950Asan200+Committed by SK police, Korean Youth League and Taeguki Alliance.
Autumn Uprising of 19461946, September-OctoberSouth Korea38 policemen, 163 civil workers, and 73 civilians
Bodo League massacre1950, SummerSouth Korea100,000–200,000
Bloody Gulch massacre1950, August 12Masan75
Chaplain-Medic Massacre1950, 7 16Tunam31 POWsVictims included 1 chaplain. 1 survivor of massacre
December Massacres1950, DecemberSeoulthousands
Ganghwa massacre1951, 01 6-9Ganghwa County212–1300
Geochang massacre1951, 02 9–11Geochang719
Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre1950, 10 9-31Goyangover 153
Gwangju Democratization Movement1980, May 18–27Kwangjuover 165Civil/Political
Hangang Bridge bombing1950, 28 JuneHangang Bridge in Seoul500–1,000
Hill 303 Massacre1950, 8 17Waegwan41 POWs
Jeju Uprising1948, 04 3Jeju island14,000–30,000Killed about 1/5 of the island's population
Mungyeong massacre1949 Dec 24Mungyeong86–88
Namyangju Massacre1950, 10 -early 1951Namyangjuover 460
National Defense Corps Incident1950, December50,000–90,000
No Gun Ri Massacre1950, Jul 26–29No Gun Ri163–400US Army 7th U.S. Cav.
Sancheong-Hamyang massacre1951, 02 7Sancheong and Hamyang705Perpetrators-South Korean Army
Seoul National University Hospital massacre1950, 28 JuneSeoul700-900Perpetrators-North Korean People's Army
Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion1948, October - October However pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later.Yeosu, Suncheon2,976-3,392