The Execution Of General Yamashita

[@parmenideskim9739]

General Yamashita is an outsider in japanese army . During World War II, the Japanese army was divided into several factions. General Yamashida belonged to a faction that had already fallen and become a minority. The majority, led by Tojo Hideki, pushed General Yamashida to a trivial position even though he had achieved a great victory in Malaysia, and handed over the Battle of the Philippines to him at the end of the war.

[@shannonsullivan1968]

Ignorance, claimed or real, is no excuse. To the Japanese, to surrender or to be captured is unacceptable and anyone doing so deserves whatever comes their way. The General believed this and therefore he did not believe he had a need, right or a duty to stop his men. After all, up until the Japanese surrender in September 1945 prisoners of the Japanese were considered less than human-indeed they were simply fodder and were treated as such.

[@majorrgeek]

@shannonsullivan1968 - not quite true as many Japanese soldiers surrendered during the war - Mokusatsu or fight to the end was used in order to obtain better surrender terms from the Allies and to keep their Emperor Hirohito and it worked in fact all thousands of IJA home defenders surrendered Sep 2 1945 as a result of Byrne's Note

[@jmaca112]

He was all praises and sorry to the American officials who captured and tried him but not the thousands of innocent civilian victims especially to the Filipinos and Asians all over the region he invaded..

[@majorrgeek]

@@jmaca112 - fact check - the Asians? the Chinese communists executed many thousands/millions more Chinese than IJA in fact the slaughter diminished in numbers while China was under IJA rule

[@harrysihan554]

If ignorance is no excuse why wasn't any American officer or commander hanged for the war crimes committed in Vietnam? Or elsewhere? My Lai comes to mind. As for considering prisoners less than human, you might take a look at John Dower's War Without Mercy. Besides, your general statement isn't true. The commander of the Changi POW camp was acquitted from wrongdoing as he did apply a strict but humane policy towards his prisoners.

[@majorrgeek]

@@harrysihan554 - simple, the victors write the history, war criminals are made heroes and passed down to their grandchildren

[@bradfordwhite3650]

I was a friend and executor for the daughter of one of Yamashita's defense team, Lt. Col. J/.(James) Gordon Feldhaus, mentioned in Yamashita's gallows speech.. Lt. Col. Feldhaus' daughter, Mary Feldhaus-Weber, related that Gen. Yamashita had little to give in recognition to his defense team, and Lt. Col. Feldhaus received Yamashita's uniform epaulets as a token of gratitude. Upon her father's death in the early 1990's, Mary received the epaulets and related papers from the trial. Lt. Col. Feldhaus had a lot to say privately about the trial, which included admission of hearsay evidence and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Not tn negate atrocities, but to defend the standards of jurisprudence. As it happened, Yamashita's son was sheltered at the time from what were considered the dishonorable facts of his father's death. Mary sought contact with his son through the Japanese consulate, in order to return the epaulets to him. Letters were exchanged with translations expressing healing and appreciation. I know it did both of them good.

[@cinemaveritae]

My father's immediate family and household suffered 15 dead, 5 severely wounded (bayonetted), 1 slightly wounded and 5 unscathed (including my father) during the Battle of Manila, Feb. 13, 1945. 1 casualty, the family driver while climbing the fence, was cut in half by strafing fire from U.S. warplanes. This happened at the Malate District of Manila in the neighborhood across the American-run De La Salle College where, the day before, rampaging Japanese troops massacred 41 people including 14 American La Salle brothers. These were troops tasked to defend sections of Manila (where an extensive network of booby traps was laid out) while General Yamashita fled to the Cordillera Mountains in North Luzon (this is well detailed in the book "Rampage" by James M. Scott). He surrendered to elements of the US 6th Army on Sep. 2, 1945 in Kiangan, Province of Ifugao. The formal surrender took place the following day at the American High Commissioner's Residence at Camp John Hay, Baguio City.

[@glicerioumali941]

Yamashita originally capture by pilipino guerilla of Cordillera!!😮😮😅😅

[@marvinm8343]

Coincidentally, two of Douglas MacArthur's opponents got the noose; Homma and Yamashita. I think Yamashita got the noose for spoiling MacArthur's planned victory parade in Manila. MacArthur really planned to have a victory parade in the streets of Manila for his future political plans. Unfortunately, Yamashita's stern defense of the Philippines meant elements of the Imperial Japanese Army were still holding out in the northern mountains of Luzon when Japan surrendered. It was disgraced Rear Admiral Sanji Iwabuchi of the IJN who was responsible for the Rape of Manila. Homma, on the other hand, was responsible for defeating MacArthur in 1941-42. MacArthur botched the defense of the Philippines, most of his entire air force on the ground despite ample warning of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[@bwilliams463]

I have a hard time believing that atrocities on the scale of hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths could occur without the top-level commander being aware of it.

[@davebolland3185]

Read The Japanese Imperial Conspiracy….will give insight and answers to your question. Simply you are right in your thoughts.

[@AlejjSi]

Yet, somehow, mAc Arthur managed to convince anybody in trials that hirohito had nothing to do with the war and so saved his life. How was that for justice?

[@beowulf1312]

Yamashita ordered his men to retreat to the interior of Luzon. The Navy and a rogue army commander refused and defended Manila in a highly destructive campaign. Yamashita only arrived in the Philippines a few weeks before the US invasion.

[@Picasso_Picante92]

@@AlejjSi That was a matter of expediency. They thought they could use the emperor to assist in a smooth post war transition. They were right but many within Japan felt Hirohito should have paid the price. Tough call.

[@bwilliams463]

@@AlejjSi THAT was politics. Without an Emperor, Japan may very likely have fallen into chaos, and the Allies needed a dependable Easter buffer against the spread of Communism.

[@robertgibson7141]

MacArthur saw to it that the two Japanese Generals who defeated him were hanged - Yamashita and Homma.

[@rainerweishaupl1103]

well there you go. Don't mess with Gen. MacArthur

[@YoshihisaFujita1]

I really appreciate your insight.

[@johariahmad-1483]

Just 2...!...should be hundreds...

[@eddiedapitan8582]

What really the purpose of war, to show to the world their power or robbing the defeated country 🤔

[@eddiedapitan8582]

What really the purpose of war, to show to the world their power or robbing the defeated country 🤔

[@jackkunkel]

I don't know about his other actions, but Yamashita did not order the slaughter in Manila. It was a naval commander who ordered the defense in the city and the slaughter of civilians. Yamashita and his army were up in the mountains. He had one unit in Manila, and he ordered it to join him in the mountains. But the unit commander elected to join in the slaughter. It was the actions of this renegade unit commander that were the excuse for Yamashita's execution.

[@JL-tm3rc]

How about the attrocities committed by the troops who went with him to the mountains. My ancestors suffered brutality under the troops of yamashita who went into the mountains of northern luzon

[@jackkunkel]

@@JL-tm3rc As I said, I don't know about his other crimes. I know the Japs were vicious. But he didn't order the defense of Manila nor the massacre.

[@jackkunkel]

​@@JL-tm3rc As I said, I don't know what else he did. I know the Japs were vicious. But he didn't order the defense of Manila nor the massacre, which is mainly what he was hanged for.

[@elliskaranikolaou2550]

His crime was destroying the myth of Anglo-Saxon Military Supremacy at Singapore and in the Philippines at the start of the war. At that time, racial attitudes were still held very firmly, especially by the Brits, and the drubbing he gave them at Singapore when they outnumbered him 3 to 1 really disturbed the British sense of superiority. No doubt this was part of the reason for the death penalty he was sentenced with.

[@Iloveyounot]

I am a veteran, and I guarantee that soldiers always follow commands. Nothing happens unless it is directed from the top. During war, if you disobey a command, you can be executed. Japanese were very strict and followed their orders.

[@envitech02]

The Tiger of Malaya. He came so close to losing the invasion of Malaya and Singapore, being so outnumbered by the British. But luck and morale was on his side and soon Gen. Percival surrendered. And thus began three years eight months of rape, murder and torture, Sook Ching massacre etc. When I was a kid in the 70s, mom would order me to sleep early otherwise the "Yap pun Chai" (Japanese soldiers) would come and harm me.

[@LtRee96se]

That had to be terrifying.

[@222Krzycho]

Nonsense. Gen.Yamashita after taking Singapore was relocated by Tojo to Manchuria. Yamashita said truth. He didn't know about crimes. Special during Philippines defence campaign. It were Kaigun soldiers , who fought for Manilla despite Yamashita order to leave. Kaigun was not under his command. Execution was act of revenge for humiliation in Singapore and wonderful defence of Luzon. It was political not crime execution.

[@Tommyjohn5143]

Total BS

[@franciskeogh5027]

Percival tough guy against the Irish who had no military experience and still got beat not so tough against the Japanese

[@fighterpilot1017]

BS! Sg, Malaya, and the Brits never stood a chance during the invasion. They were defeated within a week.

[@richardshort3914]

Yamashita was an outstanding general. Although helped in no small part by the incompetence of British Lt Gen Arthur Percival, his conquest of Malaya / Singapore was stunning. One of the major reasons he was sent to 'a backwater' after his success in Singapore was taking the purely propaganda rhetoric of the _Pan-Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere_ seriously and trying to incorporate Malays and Indonesians (i.e., the native inhabitants of the Dutch East Indies) as near-equals to Japanese citizens into something modelled on the British Empire (i.e., they would become the equivalent of British Subjects within the Japanese Empire). That was Hideki Tojo's fantasy, which apparently he believed. The 100,000, or so, mainly civilian deaths in Manila were due to MacArthur's insistence to liberate the Philippines when they were in the process of being by-passed and from "rogue" officers (in particular the land element of the Imperial Japanese Navy) to hold the city regardless of their, or anyone else's, deaths. He was a competent officers and should not have been executed for circumstances _mostly_ beyond his control.

[@ニゴイスキー]

When I watched this movie, I am conscious about one thing. According to Japanese side historical information, General Yamashita tried to declare that Manilla was Open City. But, Naval Ground Force denied his suggestion.

[@harrysihan554]

There was an oppositional relation between army and navy. Even within the army there were oppositional sides. For example, the Imperial Guards refused to participate in the assault on Singapore although they were supposed to be under the command of Yamashita.

[@Dhodin2]

He was an outsider of his own nations military, yet a brilliant general who served with a sense of loyalty, but also he was what can be considered a fair and just leader. No one wins in war... especially you're on the side that loses the war. Yamashita was a soldier.... not a renegade. As documented, history has shown this. War is hell! It's dad, but Yamashita was a scapegoat!

[@khookeekeng]

Yamashita was executed for humiliating the British 😢

[@LtRee96se]

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[@andymckane7271]

My advice is to buy the "Army Green Books"--seventy some odd volumes of them--dealing with "The United States Army in World War II." These volumes are superb, in my opinion. Another recommendation would be to have you read the thirty-nine volumes of the "Pearl Harbor Attack: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack." These are now available online and thus will not cost you a cent unless, of course, you print them out. They are excellent! I recommend the 39-parts rather than the single volume "Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack." I read all 39-parts years ago while living in San Diego. After I'd finished reading those first thirty-nine volumes I then found and read the JCC's "Report," both the majority and minority reports (580-pages in total length). A good place to find out of print WWII history and other history books is ABE.com. Good luck! Enjoy your reading. Andy McKane, aka "Pearl Harbor McKane," 10 July 2024, Maunaloa, Molokai, Hawaii.

[@afvet5075]

Google.

[@LtRee96se]

@@afvet5075 Thanks

[@liowyew]

He carried a long sword all the time. How could his soldiers not listen to his commands.

[@JuanHernandez-bd1un]

Most generals officers and soldiers thought they will not be punished based on the captain of the ship doctrine.

[@ernestclements7398]

What if anything can at this late date can be ascertained, happened to the men and /or officers involved in the slaughter of the Australian Nurses, after their hospital was captured in Singapore, did they ever face trial?

[@AJ-lu3wx]

There were MANY top warlords that escaped the noose due to political reasons. The Emperor included.

[@hassanbenabdelali6287]

You forget the American war criminals

[@josef-peterroemer5309]

Well the same with American officers and the president in illegal wars such as Iraq, Lybia, where tens of thoudands of civilians were killed including presidents of those countries. So USA is just as guilty.

[@HellStr82]

​@@hassanbenabdelali6287 or the british ones. Dressden anyone?

[@marklee331]

​@@HellStr82Bomber Harris

[@bloodybones63]

@@hassanbenabdelali6287 There were none.

[@joeblow2183]

I can’t believe they let the guy who raised his sword and beheaded the Austrian guy off. He eventually walked free. God knows how many he beheaded.

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

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[@Clipgatherer]

Yamashita’s scaffold speech was probably the longest ever. Did he really memorize it all or did he read from a paper?

[@John-rg9]

The only top level commander of World War II in Asia is Japanese king ‘Hirohito’ who was as god regarded in Japan. Hirohito was responsible for horrible war crimes in Asia! 😮😮😮

[@roelmd8907]

And yet MacArthur asked the Emperor to help him rebuild Japan, instead of punishing him. Even though Hirohito himself stated that he was ready to endure punishment so that his people would not suffer any longer. But MacArthur's vision went further; he didn't want leaving Japan in chaos caused by the lost of their emperor and was vulnerable to being crushed by the Soviets, who would plant communist influence there, which would make America's own position difficult in the future. That's why. There's always political reason beyond any judgment on top level like that.

[@TSUTENKAKU007]

@@roelmd8907 Yes, Stalin had a master plan to take over not just Hokkaido Island, but almost 50% of mainland Honshu Island. MacArthur warned Soviet general to keep their hands off Hokkaido. Soviet had no choice and since U.S. was the only nation with nuclear bomb power, they left Hokkaido alone.

[@山﨑やまさきことみことみ]

もともとの音源音声が無いが、間違いなく貴重な映像。 アナウンスが英語のために、私にはそのアナウンスが理解不能で、その無知が哀しく情けない。 正しい和訳を載せて欲しいと思う。 昨今の日本国内の動向を思うと、過去の現実事実を忘れたか無かったかのような振る舞いが多く、戦犯複数人の哀しみすら踏みにじられているかに思える。 小国日本が日本として、生きてきた努力が、あの明治以降からの長い長い戦禍の恐ろしさが原爆とこの戦犯複数人によって、終焉となったとは、誰も否定は不能だと思う。 もはやかつての現役のリーダやその場に居た人たちは、数多くは鬼籍に入って居られて、真実やその真実を覆い隠そうとした理由や、さまざまな過去を識る人は少なくなってしまった。 立場が異なると、写真の意味すら全く別物に解釈されることすら否定は不能だ。 丁寧な過去の資料の読み直しも重要だし、マサカに焚書坑儒が発生してはならないのも真実だ。 日本国の象徴天皇が、耐え難きを耐え、と、アラヒトガミ宣言したその後も、痛ましい戦争戦禍は世界の各地で止むことを知らない。 もはやこれ以上、第三次などと冠の付くような戦争を世界中のどこであろうと発生してはならないことを、地道に考える必要しか、世界が地球上に存在出来る理由は、無くなっていると、忘れてはならない。 地球は、もう、ニンゲンの数えることが出来る年齢をハルカに遠く数え、地球として存在出来る歳月はソレでもニンゲンの年齢よりはハルカに永いとは言え地球の回復機能も衰えている。 地球上の生きている生物のＤＮＡ は、遡れば、どこのだれも、タイシタコトの無いと言われる、ニンゲンのてのひらに乗せても見えるか見えないかのような、頼りなくおぼつかなかった、原始的な物体であったことくらいは、幸いにも勉学をしたものであったなら、少しくらいは記憶にあるかもしれない。 海の向こうの、言葉も違う、宗教も違う、肌の色も瞳の色も髪の毛の色も、違う事の多い、ソレでも少なくともニンゲンだとは判別可能な生き物としては、それほどに、変わることも無いのに、なぜか、違いばかりが目立っている。 同じように家族も居る、居ないようで、その存在には、父と母が存在したことは真実だ。 海外の言語に疎いため、アナウンスの言っている内容が、ほとんど理解不能なのが、情けない。 それでも、貴重な映像を大切に保管なさっていて、このように動画像をどなたにでもご覧になれるようになさって下さったことを、感謝申し上げます。

[@epzilon9419]

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[@edwardkwek1965]

At least you've a sensible person. Its unimaginable that the 2nd world war caused 80 million death.......and all that died were innocent people including soldiers forced by unscrupulous politicians to go to war.

[@heyfitzpablum]

Yamashita was correct in his statement that those defeated in war are held to a higher standard that the victors, but without question he was aware of much of what was going on by his troops and did not do enough to stop it. Had he produced strong evidence that he did what he could to stop the atrocities, doubtful he would not have been executed. He didn't produce it.

[@zebulundocallas]

BS. There is no way he is not involved in all the raping of women when he had left descendants here in the mountains of Cordillera Philippines. Those descendants then retained the name Yamashita in order to gain advantages and benefits that the japanese government offered. However, all other comfort women are still ignored by the Japanese government saying it was not an order that came from their emperor at that time.

[@Dan8254]

In war unless you can prove that you did nobble things to protect the civilians and prisoners of war, then you either personally or collectively GUILTY for all war crimes committed by your peers or your subordinates within your unit. You have no right to claim ignorance let alone claim innocence.

[@SageWhite-Rose]

You didn't mention that his men also brutally raped almost every woman they saw. It's so sad and wrong that this isn't talked about or taught even today.

[@bloodybones63]

Even nuns & little girls.

[@pirobot668beta]

The first duty of any Commander: Know what your Soldiers are doing, what they need. Anyone who claims "I didn't know" while being a top General is a petty liar.

[@sabb007]

Yamashita's case was referred to the US Supreme Court. The Court ratified the outcome by 5 to 2. The 2 who dissented said that the trial was not, in any way, an example of US justice. Hearsay and propaganda were admissible as evidence. They also pointed out that, at the time of the atrocities, the US forces were doing their utmost to disrupt Yamashit's command and control systems (and succeeding). How then can you blame someone for not being able to command and control his army. At the end of the presentation of evidence, the 24 correspondents who heard and saw all of the evidence took a poll amongst themselves and found all 24 in favour of Yamashita. For further details see William Manchester's book American Caesar.

[@patkearney9320]

Different cultures don’t think along the same lines.

[@harrysihan554]

@@patkearney9320 what had Major General Samuel W. Koster to say about My Lai?

[@patkearney9320]

@@harrysihan554 Probably a load of crap it’s not what you say it’s what you do. In Ireland we can know a man by his actions for they don’t lie or are misunderstood.☘️

[@hanschristiandelacruz6433]

I wonder why the Japanese up to this day, glorifies Hirohito for his wrong doings still? 😔

[@alexbowman7582]

My late friend here in Glasgow named Guru told me his father in Malaysia was rich then the Japanese invaded and bought cows off him with Japanese war money and after the war they would use that money to light fires.

[@Tommyjohn5143]

Total BS

[@geraldkong2696]

I think, Guru was trying to tell you that after the War, the Japanese currency notes were worthless in value. Indeed, they were, we called them 'banana notes' due to the banana tree featured on the notes, and are still found among collectors' collections today. Burning notes to make a fire- quite possible if you realised by then, the Japanese occupiers issued currency notes weren't any longer to be accepted as legal tender after the War

[@oceanhome2023]

Mac’s pro Oriental world view and his closeness to the Philippine people influenced many of his decisions in running Post war Japan ! From what I have gleaned from reading his Biography “American Caesar” he was Pan Oriental , he preferred Filipino women , he was a great ruler of Post War Japan . He only allowed US Occupation troops who had not recently been in any combat the greener the better . He provided the Constitution that the Japanese accepted and followed it came right out of his secretarial pool . His judgment of War Crimes were tempered by his view that the Japanese had not aquired yet the civilizing western values needed and he cut them some slack .

[@DavidGerhard-nh8gw]

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[@peterrobbins2862]

He let them off scot free for political reasons he was an absolute glory seeking disgrace of a man who thought of no one but himself

[@majorrgeek]

not one US leader was ever brought before the tribunals to answer for the horrendous Hiroshima and Nagasaki war crimes

[@majorrgeek]

@@downunderrob - targeting and killing 250,000 civilians, women children even babies in prams is a war crime as per Hague definition ww2

[@majorrgeek]

@@njlauren - under the governing authority that determines war crimes i.e. Hague Law Hiroshima and Nagasaki are war crimes - clearly your BTW comment is nonsense because Hitler's generals too began killing civilians to accelerate their victories and to save Nazi soldiers, you condone Hitler too?

[@masaset]

It was clearly a war crime and the worst act of racism in the history of the planet.

[@kathyabbass5420]

White previlege

[@majorrgeek]

@@kathyabbass5420 I think you mean white privilege, and you are right

[@kumareshbasu-ls6ss]

Was Harry Truman punished for killing millions of innocent Japanese civilians in Japan? Does any of the commentators have answer. None of the allied forces was ever punished for their horrific war crimes .

[@simpsbelongtothegulags3702]

thats war

[@bloodybones63]

And, who started all that?

[@nickname3471]

Imagine what th earths population would be without ALL th wars over th many thousands of centuries past..?

[@crippleguy415]

Now we're all driving TOYOTAS . 😩😔

[@billywatts4689]

I've got a Suzuki actually

[@EricMustardman]

Nope, no Jap cars for me.

[@georgepatterson3428]

I’ve got a Nissan. Toyotas are rubbish.

[@kwd3109]

Not me. My Chevy truck is still running strong after 16 years.

[@nevillehill5210]

A lot of ww2 soldiers who fought the japs would never by a Japanese car …typically a Ford or Holden. But then the quality of Japanese cars just became too good to ignore

[@samsungtap4183]

Here in Vietnam 500+civilians were massacred at Mai Li. Old men women and Children. Who was responsible ? General Westmorlan, other generals, company commanders, individual soldiers ? No one apparently. Maybe one soldier went to jail for 6mths

[@ottawafrankie]

American (white imperialist) double standard.

[@billkraemer4710]

Yet the Hue massacre is championed by the communists. Give me a break.

[@254967conwell]

I was in Vietnam when Mai Li happened. But I was with the 1st Infantry Div. Estimated deaths was close to 378. Lt William Calley was charged with killing 22 civilians and was sentenced to life in prison but Nixon commuted his sentence to 10 years house arrest after he served 3 years in prison.

[@jacksons1010]

@@ottawafrankie Have you never noticed that Americans are *not* all white?

[@bloodybones63]

@@ottawafrankie There were black soldiers involved, also.

[@angloaust1575]

Was westmoreland aware of the atrocities at my lai!

[@Alvin-1138]

You're tens of thousands of victims short, of having a reasonable analogy.

[@heyfitzpablum]

The soldiers at My Lai were arrested and court martialled. The Japanese didn't do any such thing with their wayward troops.

[@kwd3109]

Were the perpetrators of the murders and atrocities committed by communist China and mao ever brought to justice?

[@renatovonschumacher3511]

It is unacceptable that the victors should judge the defeated.

[@野口和伸]

歴史は勝者の都合により作られる。

[@danielpang9358]

Yes, but the facts is ten of thousand civilians died in Singapore during world war 2. He was the top commanding officer. And I do not believes he knew nothing of these killing.

[@MR..181]

That thought is brought to mind..

[@den_see]

What! I am a Filpino. How dare you say this man did not deserve his fate. There is such a thing called command responsibiity.

[@119jle]

She stole billions in gold.

[@faihsal1030]

During his time in prison he often served good food and always question by the guard where he hid the looted gold. He always answered i will never reveal i will bring into my grave.

[@Donna___92r2]

Ah, the irony of a perpetual grin.

[@SuperTrumpMAGA]

There are so many comments about him without any facts by naive kids who are completely ignorant about !!!😂😂

[@Richard_L_Y]

What others 'weren't captured'? They, the US, pretty much knew who they all were; and could have dealt with them all; but didn't? In spite of their orchestrations and involvement in the most horrific effectively tortures to death possible; even if not for that exact reason; including the live vivisection without painkillers of US airmen?

[@showhey19]

ニュルンベルク裁判では、政治家や将軍が泣き喚いて死刑執行を拒否するような事があったが、東京裁判ではあまりにも皆が粛々と首を吊っていくので、MPのほうが気持ち悪くなって休憩を申し出る事があった。

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

I get tired of seeing elder Japanese complain online about being bombed with the A-bomb. Even younger Japanese are often completely, and I believe wilfully, ignorant of what went on in WW2. (Oh...wasn't that some kind of territorial dispute?) The fact is the Japanese had been involved in a long running brutal war of aggression goin back even longer than the beginning of WW2! The fact that the United States had had enough off this and refused to sell them oil and scrap metal was why they bombed Pearl Harbor and attacked other Western Allies in the Pacific. They depended on these resources to wage war against China and Russia. When they were denied, they turned against us and thus the PTO opened up! And millions of deaths occurred. And they occurred brutally! Millions upon millions of their fellow Asians were brutally slaughtered, raped, enslaved, and otherwised mistreated. Not to mention the Western POWs and civilian prisoners.

[@cipheraeon1642]

I found a book in a free library called the trial of generals and I looked this up

[@cq9882]

I trained as a nurse in a military hospital. At that time I still had the honour of caring for WW1, WW11, Korea and Vietnam Veterans. Many POW’s from both German and Japanese POW Camps I nursed. Some wanted to talk others did not. They all agreed that the Japanese POW camps and the arbitrary level of cruelty and torture was much far worse than the German POW. Killed more Russians by the Germans. Factor in war with China the Japanese as the perpetrator is off the scale. I believe reparations are still, yes believe it are still outstanding from the Germans from WW11, from my best sources that Japan have paid out their reparations, however the total re-build of Japan was paid for by the 🇺🇸 United States 2.2 billion, in today’s money 18 billion, adjusted for inflation in Japan’s reconstruction effort. Numbers to think about. 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇯🇵🇨🇳🙏

[@MR..181]

Reparations were a cause for ww2..

[@alpetterson9452]

Hardly anything about the Brits or US on this channel. A heavily biased 'past'.

[@Paintkillerify]

Ikr. History is written by victors and we all were force to hear their side of story

[@robertgrey6101]

Can you do a show on the execution of the Japanese soldier (General ?) who executed allied soldiers on a beach near Changi prison. In return he was executed at the same spot snd possibly tied to the same post he executed allied soldiers on. Ed: smiling face taken away it was a print .

[@aizatjunaidi69]

And dont forget what he do to lt adnan saidi at bukit chandu

[@kevingptan1]

Lest we forget. There is no room for war in modern century. There is no room for warmongers.

[@brunomoon6101]

History wrote by the winner

[@adhidhammahutahasan6]

Called a war criminal because his country lost the war, but if his country won the war he called a hero..

[@sabroohz]

戦犯は勝者の都合で作られる。そこに真偽はなく　あるのは有罪のみ。

[@bloodybones63]

Guilt is what you look for in a trial.

[@kiyotakatokyo]

復讐以外の何物でもない！！！

[@sada97]

原爆投下の罪を問う権力を忘れることはありませんが、勝者が敗者を裁くというのは裁判と言えるのでしょうか。

[@bloodybones63]

Yes

[@markjordan4130]

It seems ridiculous that a military tribunal would send him to death. when bombing two civilian cities in the name of the greater good a war crime unpunished by the US military. If he was going to be tried, it should’ve been an international trial at The Hague or something.

[@福留秀一]

敗戦国以上に戦勝国に「戦争犯罪者」が存在するのに勝者が敗者を裁く理不尽よ。

[@090909gregor]

Było żółtku nie zaczynać🖕💣💥💀

[@KalbroneognobpOgnobp]

Napakatama Naman ng ginawa nila na parusahan ng kamatayan ang taong ito,marami siyang inusinting tao ang ipinapatay sa walang dahilan,kaya dapat lang sa kanya Ang mabitay siya..

[@juanesteban7365]

Magtanong lang bakit ang mga kalahi mo na sundalo idinamay ang mga sanggol itinaas sa ere at sinalo ng bionet na nakakabit sa dulo ng riple ng inyong mga sundalo, ano ang kinalaman ng mga sanggol sa digmaan, walang pangalawang kahayupan ang ginawa ng Imperial Soldiers of Japan sa mga mananayan ng Pilipinas, ang kwento ng Nanay ko sa akin ng dumating ang mga sundalo ninyo sa aming Probinsia ng Marinduque lahat ng madaanan na gumagalaw hayop, tao binabaril......*)

[@juanesteban7365]

Sa walang pangalawang paglapastangan ng inyong mga sundalo sa inyong kapwa nananawagan ka pa na wag husgahan ang inyong hukbo, mga kriminal ng Digmaan ang inyong hukbo di yan gawain ng matinong tao........*)

[@nevillehill5210]

He knew what was going on alright.

[@huang0619]

*💔💔就麥克阿瑟不爽*一定要山下奉文死*以解自己私怨💔💔*

[@LeahandBlair]

Did he say where the gold is? 🤔

[@randynesbit4497]

Sad story

[@nickashton3584]

read yamashitas gold

[@CrisostomoIbarra3835]

Perhaps the biggest US mistake in WW2 is killing Yamashita. He could have denied the existence of Yamashita treasure personally. This myth is the one used by Ferdinand Marcos to explain to gullible Filipinos how he was able to accumulate his ill-gotten wealth. Even up to this day, ordinary people cling to this myth, with deadly consequences. Yamashita was no fanatic, and his gold is the Filipinos version of El Dorado.

[@anak-e1m]

In war there is no gentelmenship to the enemy, even Erwin Rommel is considered to be a war criminal if he was to outlived the war.

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@cybersean3000]

First rule of leadership, Princess: everything is your fault! - A Bug's Life

[@diosdadoapias]

Yamashita died because of command responsibility committed by his immoral subordinates. Had Yamashita was the one leading personally those units that committed atrocities the atrocities could not have been done because he will not order or tolerate such barbaric actions.but as usual even if a general is strict and moral as a soldier, there will be always that subordinates who are abusive and criminal in their actions and the General is not there to prevent it. Only after the fact, that the General will know about what happened and he cannot undone what happened; and he will not punish the officers and men that committed the atrocities because he needed all men available for combat deployment. For this reason the general is concluded to have given the order or even tolerated the atrocities committed.

[@dedihernawan92]

For what we died and how after died. Where the soul will go

[@PiscineChat72]

Le même sort devrait être réservé à netanyahou ....

[@keithharmon7124]

Pardon this comment coming from the Dunning Kruger Society where you don't have to have a IQ to be a member.

[@Thomas-g5t2k]

YamaSHITA his parents named him well

[@Rahul_Singh100]

I find it always interesting that theres no imagery available of the said humongous scale of Japanese genocides in South East Asia. Also, what were the British, Australian armies doing in South East Asia? Picnic? How many millions were massacred to spread the anglo imperialism in those countries in the first place? Wheres the "moral" accountability for that? Oh but that was expendable to bring those people civility. Is it?

[@JL-tm3rc]

Simple the japanese do not have many war photographers . And Most of south east asians are too poor to buy a camera back in the day as most are peasants. The anglo americans did not slaughter that much in fact they established peace among warring tribes. Introduced modern medicine and agriculture. In fact we idolize the americans so much we have our own igorot cowboys.

[@bloodybones63]

Yes

[@JL-tm3rc]

@@Rahul_Singh100 there is ni imagery because there are no photographers taking photographs. These are poor countries where many civilians do not have camera. The japanese are known for their brutality. We south east asians supported the anglo imperialist because they brought education and thought as better agriculture. You know nothing of how the americans helped us.

[@kathyabbass5420]

He wasn't the worst and my granddad always said he wasn't the worst

[@pohmichael2978]

General Yamashita conquered and reigned Singapore, at that point in time, the future prime minister was in hiding , having a holiday abroad.

[@COnz1966]

Not correct Read more than you watch

[@Whitemamba06]

He is GOLD D. ROGER reference"🤣

[@Snowy-r6r]

There have been some totally nonsense reasons for the execution put forward. It's quite simple. He was in charge overall in the region. His troops committed war crimes. Particularly in relation to the running of POW camps. It became a legal precedent called the Yamashita Standard. That is, to save hanging every single person in the chain of command for the war crimes committed, and to save having to do all the leg work required to find every single defendant, they hung the guy at the top...the bloke in charge. It's a simple principle and it saves time and money. Doesn't matter if he says he didn't know, one of the proofs of the charge is that a reasonable person in that kind of position should have known. As an Australian veteran, I find it amazing that so many people want to paint this guy as a hero. Similarly, as an Australian veteran, I want to know why our hierarchy aren't swinging from a rope for Afghanistan. We were, after all, one of the nations that called the loudest for Yamashita to swing. We should apply the principle to our own war time leaders now. Instead I notice they're all ducking and weaving. I also note that years after the issues became public, nothing has happened. There is no way that war crimes of this nature happen is isolation from those in charge. There's no way they are completely oblivious. There's two possibilities, they knew, so they should swing. Or...they were so useless at their job that they had no clue, for which they should swing. There are no other possibilities in this. It's leadership 101.

[@bloodybones63]

Were you guilty?

[@carlosmorales1879]

The destruction was due to McArthur's ego. He was beaten in Bataan and escape to Australia. He swore to come back for revenge. I SHALL RETURN he said He insisted in comimg back to the Philippines . Inspite of all other generals are against it. They were for the Bypassing of the Philippines. He went back to US and convinced Truman to let him RETURN. Thus, the DOOM'S DAY of Manila. Manila was the most devastated city in WW11 . Second to Warsaw in the world. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos were killed in Manila by Japanese for being pro Amricans and the Americans by indescriminate bombings. McArthur's was not to defend the Pihilippines, rather it was ego. Revenge for being beaten by Yamashita. Indonesia, Malaysia and Indochina were not damaged at the end of WWII. So sorry for Manila.

[@bloodybones63]

But, he beat him back..

[@PaulinAsia_]

The war criminals executed were on the losing side. There were soldiers on the allies side who committed horrendous war crimes, but were never tried, let alone executed, because they were on the winning side. Hypocrites.

[@larry648]

Many U.S. military personnel were court marshaled and served time for war crimes. The difference is, Japan and Germany committed war crimes as a matter of national policy. We did not.

[@cosmicyeti6804]

The spoils of war! I guess Japan should not have attacked Pearl Harbor. But, we can be proud of how close an ally Japan and the US have become.

[@mountainjay]

The losing side was the side of evil and did far more evil acts that were sanctioned by their own armies. You equating the Allied and Axis powers as morally equivalent suggests you yourself are an evil person who uses false moral equivalency in an attempt to justify your own evil views.

[@tonybarnes3858]

@@larry648 Thanks for this--makes you wonder what PaulinAsia_ is really mad about...war affects all humans similarly, but not all humans are similar in their desire to wage war.

[@fear9866]

After that ww2 in my country nasionalisme has rising among people to against imperialisme that showing that japan a small country can defeat enemy making giving inspiration to other

[@mikadomm]

Taisho....BANZAIII....!!!! 🇯🇵🇯🇵⛩️⛩️

[@robertstancer4469]

A view from the UK. Regarding his defence, you are seeing exactly the same rhetoric being used by Paula Vennells and the directors of the Post Office. "I didn't know what was going on beneath me". Well boys and girls, i have news for them. If they didn't know they were not doing their job right. Some of these so called "Chiefs" or chief execs seem to think it is an honorary role, a diplomatic promotion for being a nice person. We all know the culture of the Japanese in those days - surrender was seen as being a coward and who commits 'Hari - Kiri' when a British Royal dies - and for him to say that in his defence is laughable.

[@Steven-q2Steven_m0]

Oh dear, a system error has caused the transaction to wander off to an invalid email address.

[@KrissenChanShyinUnityss]

Singapore mentioned guys

[@kathyabbass5420]

They said. "I know nothing"

[@8003R]

One sided law of justice

[@manuelces3889]

i wonder why these stories are being retold at this time of a changed geopolitical landscape

[@kathyabbass5420]

Hirohito was the commander in Chief

[@Clairedog12]

If there is na question about this guy's execution there should be questions about the German's executions.Harlan Stone (1872-1946), chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at the time, described the proceedings as a “sanctimonious fraud” and a “high-grade lynching party.”

[@kongchunchieh544]

Seems like Yamashita becomes a muppet of the Japanese military.

[@MinhNguyen-cn8kx]

Fantastico yamashita... Respect from vietnam... Allahu akhbar.

[@lovebaja]

It’s THIRD not FIRD. It’s FATHER not FAVER.

[@svenerikjohansson8130]

His last words were really highly unusual given the situation. Personally I´m in principle against all executions, but even if I had been supportive of the death penalty I would have been against it in this case. I think it was not the right choice to kill him. However I do believe the general was spiritually wrong. He talked about "the gods" and that he had nothing to be ashamed of, and I think we all have things to be ashamed of infront of the only God in our existence and that our own merits are not enough for salvation but that grace in blood of Christ is neeed for all salvatio in the universe. I don´t know if Yamashita was within reach of that. He asked for prayers, but I don´t know if he ment the Shintoist gods. I hope that salvation in blood of Christ reahed also him, that it extends further than some christians blelieve, but the general seemed to have a shintoist worldview until his last day on the Earth.

[@ptmahameru.mbledug632]

Netanyahu , it's truly criminal

[@YMT7929]

what about Hazbolla ?

[@patmanapsal4762]

The war criminals were the ones who started the war.😮

[@DT-wp4hk]

🔯

[@yoseipilot]

So you telling me, the Americans were hypocrites, when they cut oil supplies to Japan.

[@mbachgm9172]

this site tends to show same photos many times for different events and occasions also does a lot of "fabrication" and propaganda spouted and touted by the dude with the Brittish accent

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Why not ask Malaysians for THEIR opinion...?? Or do you think you know better than them..?

[@daengngirate1945]

What about raymond westerling, a butcher for thousands of people in south sulawesi, from the netherlands???

[@mankazuha]

he only bring to Manila for searching a hidden gold of yamashita

[@raywhite4781]

Good video. The only thing to improve it is if you spoke English.