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How the last Japanese soldier was finally lured out of the jungle 30 years after WWII ended - then cruelly betrayed by the nation he thought he was still loyally fighting for...
1 week, 5 days ago

How the last Japanese soldier was finally lured out of the jungle 30 years after WWII ended - then cruelly betrayed by the nation he thought he was still loyally fighting for...

Daily Mail  

With her rosebud lips and raven-black hair contrasting with the snow-white of her complexion, the young woman in the photograph epitomised the legendary beauty of Japanese geisha. Jungle bloodshed: A scene from 2014 Japanese film Fires On The Plain, which tells of an abandoned soldier’s fight for survival Bewildered: Teruo Nakamura was overwhelmed with emotion when he was reunited with …

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Russell Hamler, thought to be the last of WWII Merrill’s Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99
1 year ago

Russell Hamler, thought to be the last of WWII Merrill’s Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The reputed last member of the famed American jungle fighting unit in World War II nicknamed the Merrill’s Marauders has died. The Marauders inspired a 1962 movie called “Merrill’s Marauders,” and dozens of Marauders were awarded individual decorations after the war, from the Distinguished Service Cross to the Silver Star. The soldiers spent months behind enemy lines, …

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Japanese troops fire artillery in support of Australian troops for first time as threats draw militaries closer together
1 year, 5 months ago

Japanese troops fire artillery in support of Australian troops for first time as threats draw militaries closer together

ABC  

In an historic first, Japanese soldiers have conducted live-fire drills in support of Australian troops, marking ever-closer defence ties between the two countries. Key points: Japanese soldiers fired live artillery in support of Australian troops for the first time as part of a mock battle Both countries say the deteriorating security climate means they have to strengthen military cooperation A …

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18-year-old trainee is accused of shooting 3 soldiers on Japanese army base, killing 2
1 year, 6 months ago

18-year-old trainee is accused of shooting 3 soldiers on Japanese army base, killing 2

LA Times  

A Japanese soldier was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly shot three colleagues at an army base in central Japan. An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Yasunori Morishita said that the suspect joined the military in April and …

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Explained: How the Azad Hind Fauj Changed India’s Freedom Struggle
4 years, 11 months ago

Explained: How the Azad Hind Fauj Changed India’s Freedom Struggle

The Quint  

Azad Hind Fauj had two avatars – under Captain Mohan Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose. Under an overcast sky, around 45,000 Indian soldiers gathered in a football field called Farrer Park in Singapore. Addressing the crowd, Major Fujiwara of the Imperial Japanese Army gave a call to form Azad Hind Fauj. They took advantage of the way Indian soldiers were …

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Dutch Australian activist died at 96 years
5 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Australian activist died at 96 years

NL Times  

Dutch-Australian human rights activist Jan Ruff-O'Herne died at the age of 96 in the Australian city of Adelaide. Ruff-O'Herne was the first of the so-called "comfort women" to openly tell how she was used as a sex slave by Japanese soldiers in a military run "comfort station" during World War II, NOS reports. According to some historians, around 200 thousand …

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