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While no biological weapons were used in Europe during World War II, they were used in Asia, especially by the Japanese. They used cholera, anthrax, typhoid, plague, and dysentery against the Chinese.

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Yes, they droped fleas infected with the Bubonic Plague on china from planes.

The Infamous Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army were the ones responsible for Biological Weapons use and experimentation during World War 2. The fleas mentioned above were dropped in ceramic bombs, and estimated to have killed around 400,000.

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