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As we all know, the Japanese army during World War II was known for its cruelty and tyranny, and Japanese soldiers poisoned by militarism committed heinous crimes not only in many parts of China, but also in other Asian countries, such as North Korea and the Philippines, they committed many unforgivable crimes.
The most famous on the Korean Peninsula is the Japanese army's "conscription" of 200,000 comfort women, while the Philippines is best known for the Manila massacre and the Bataan death march.
Among them, the Manila massacre in the Philippines can be described as a strong proof of Japan's brutality, when the Japanese army defeated the US-Philippine coalition and occupied the Philippine capital Manila, the Japanese army's brutality poisoned by "militarism" was revealed.
A large number of innocent Filipinos died under the butcher's knives of the Japanese army, and even the wife and daughter of the then Philippine president were defiled and killed by the brutal Japanese army.
So, how did the vicious Japanese army carry out this horrific massacre? How did the Philippines view this afterwards? Let's turn back the clock to the Philippines in 1944 – the war-torn years and years.
The U.S. military put pressure on the Japanese troops stationed in the Philippines, and the Japanese troops fought the beasts
In 1944, the Japanese army, which was already in a slight decline, was very unwilling to lose the battle in the Pacific theater, so the Japanese commander Yamashita ordered the troops stationed in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to quickly move to the mountainous area that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and continue to deal with the United States and the Philippines.
Just as this order was about to be implemented, an embarrassed Japanese officer stood up, strongly opposing the "cowardly" behavior of the Japanese army to withdraw before a fight.
In the eyes of this Japanese officer, retreat is defeat, defeat is shame, so he disobeyed the military order and prepared to fight to the death against the US army in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, with his 26,000 soldiers.
This Japanese officer who disobeyed the Japanese commander was Iwabuchi San, and in his cognition, the Japanese army still had many opportunities to attack, and once the opportunity was missed, it would never come back.
The situation at that time was that the Japanese army had already occupied Manila, the capital of the Philippines, but the US army, which had achieved an overwhelming advantage in the Pacific theater, had begun to increase its troops to the Philippines, which led to the situation in Manila, the capital of the Philippines held by the Japanese army, extremely unoptimistic.
Moreover, most of the Japanese troops defending Manila were navies, and they were far inferior to the Japanese army for land offensive and defensive warfare.
The Japanese soldiers defending the Philippines were powerless to resist the American army and carried out massacres to vent their hatred
At this time, the crisis facing Iwabuchi three times was not only the huge pressure from the US military, but also the heavy pressure from the Japanese mainland.
This is because Japan is small and has very few natural resources. Since World War II, the vast majority of countries in the world have banned the transportation of mineral resources to Japan, so Japan's industry has plummeted, and the economy has also seriously declined.
This led to a number of serious problems, including the raw materials for making guns and artillery.
At this time, the 26,000 Japanese soldiers under the Japanese officer Iwabuchi Sanji did have a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition, but the Japanese military headquarters was unable to effectively supply and support the Japanese troops stationed in the Philippines, so Iwabuchi's troops became a lone army.
However, Iwabuchi, who was already on the verge of madness, was well aware of the unfavorable state of the war situation, and he finally made a cruel decision: to slaughter the Filipinos in Manila.
After he gave this order, 26,000 Japanese troops began to frantically slaughter the capital of the Philippines, Manila, killing almost everyone at sight to vent their hatred.
The Manila massacre, in which the wife and daughter of the President of the Philippines were also killed
In 1944, the situation in the entire Pacific War changed radically, and the balance of victory had clearly tilted in favor of the anti-fascist camp, but the arrogant Japan was still in a battle of the beasts and refused to retreat easily, including in the Philippines.
In order to slaughter more people three times, Iwabuchi set the first targets of the Japanese massacre in schools and hospitals in Manila, after all, the Filipino people here are dense, and the Japanese army can easily carry out the massacre.
I saw the vicious Japanese army rushing into hospitals and schools, first assassinating all the old people and children, then killing the patients in the hospital bed, and then gathering the women together, and killing them all after venting their bestial desires.
Manila, the capital of the Philippines at that time, became a terrible hell on earth, where the smell of death and mournful wails were everywhere.
At the first time of the Manila massacre, the Philippine president fled immediately in a special car, and because he fled too hastily and embarrassed, he forgot to take his beloved wife and daughter with him.
Sure enough, when the U.S. army defeated the Japanese army and recaptured Manila, the capital of the Philippines, people learned that the wife and daughter of the Philippine president were also killed in this massacre by the Japanese army, which shows how brutal and bloodthirsty the Japanese army was at that time.
Japan was defeated, and the Philippines demanded 8 billion in compensation
When the Philippine president saw that his beloved wife and daughter had been killed by the Japanese army, he was furious and decided to severely punish the Japanese soldiers.
At that time, the defeat of the Japanese army was a foregone conclusion, but Japan was still very hard-mouthed, and even the Japanese emperor was still clamoring for "100 million jade shattered", and as a result, it took two atomic bombs to become honest and obedient.
After the Japanese army chose to surrender unconditionally, the Philippine president used his 80,000 Japanese prisoners as a bargaining chip to demand that the Japanese government pay 8 billion yuan to the Philippines.
You know, although the Philippine president asked for not a small amount of money at that time, for the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army in the Philippines, the 8 billion reparations was already a very conscience.
Moreover, in order to be able to obtain sufficient reparations for post-war reconstruction, the Philippines was not so excessive with Japanese prisoners of war at first, and the Philippines was also strictly observing the Geneva Conventions, providing humanitarian care to Japanese prisoners who had done all kinds of evil.
Compare how the Japanese treated American and Filipino captured soldiers during the Bataan Death March, and you can see how benevolent the Philippines was.
Japan refused to pay compensation, and the Philippines executed a number of Japanese prisoners
However, the Japanese government's own domestic economy collapsed at that time, and many Japanese people did not have enough to eat, wear and warm, so how could the Japanese government promise to compensate the Philippines with 8 billion yuan? Therefore, the Japanese government simply chose to refuse.
However, Japan's refusal to pay compensation was the last straw that crushed the rationality of the Philippine authorities, and the whole Philippines was boiling and angry, and now the life of Japanese soldiers and prisoners was not so good, and the Geneva Convention required respect for prisoners? Think beautiful!
At that time, the Philippine government made it clear that if Japan refused to pay reparations, then the Philippines would have reason to take the heads of Japanese prisoners to pay tribute to the soldiers who died defending the Philippines.
However, the Japanese government remained unmoved and refused to pay war reparations. At this time, the Philippine president could not help but directly shout: Japan could not get money for a day, and the Philippines executed a group of Japanese prisoners of war.
You know, at that time, the Philippines had 80,000 Japanese prisoners in its hands, and it was completely unworrying that the Japanese prisoners were killed.
The Philippines not only said this, but did so, and every day the Philippines executed a number of Japanese prisoners of war who committed heinous crimes, and the Japanese government still took a very tough attitude and did not pay compensation.
At this point, many countries could not stand it, and they began to accuse the Philippines of too cruel methods, especially the Philippines of violating the Geneva Convention by killing Japanese prisoners.
However, the Philippines is not at all worried about such doubts in the world, and the Philippines directly said in the face of the doubts of many countries: Only countries that have been hurt by Japan know the brutality of the Japanese army!
The United States brokered, and the Philippines reconciled with Japan
The Japanese government was also indifferent to the surrendered Japanese soldiers, but Japanese politicians chose to compromise with the Philippines.
Japanese politicians, who needed to develop urgently after the war, were surprised to find that the geographical location of the Philippines was so important that most of Japan's imports from abroad passed through the Philippines, and many important international flights also passed through the Philippines.
The Japanese government believes that if it does not have good relations with the Philippines, Japan's long-term development will inevitably be seriously affected. And how did Japan compromise? That's right, exactly the United States.
At that time, the international situation had changed from anti-fascism to the "Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union", and Japan, as the forward position of the US military against the Soviet Union, naturally played a vital role, and all walks of life in Japan gradually improved with the support of the United States.
The Philippines is also an ally of the United States, and the United States naturally does not want to see its two allies red-eyed like an enemy, so the United States acted as a peacemaker for reconciliation between Japan and the Philippines at Japan's "sincere" invitation.
At that time, the United States immediately approached Philippine leaders for relevant meetings, and they made efforts and attempts to ease relations between the Philippines and Japan.
American prisoners
And the Philippines saw that its "big brother" personally came forward, so it was difficult to refute it and agreed to reconcile with Japan.
However, the Philippine government still insisted on Japan's post-war reparations, but under the continuous reparations of the United States, the Philippines lowered the degree and demand for reparations, that is, Japan must compensate the Philippines 550 million yuan within 10 years to ease Philippine-Japanese relations.
For the sake of long-term development and economic strength, the Japanese government agreed to the Philippines' claim.
Japan massacres the people of Manila
It is hoped that Japan can follow the path of peaceful development, otherwise it will get angry and kill itself.