Japanese War Crimes During World War II
From the attack of 1937 to the end of the World War II, the Japanese army murdered about 3,000,000 to around 15,000,000 of people. Millions of those executed were Chinese, Indonesians, Koreans, Filipinos, Indochinese and prisoners of war (Rummel). China was the top country with the most casualties of civilians. Cities and towns were completely destroyed by the Japanese army. Many times people call these years the “Asian Holocaust” due to its immense similarities to the Holocaust. Which also happened at the same time during World War II. Many people have no idea that something similar was happening in China, since the Holocaust was better known.
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The Japanese had eaten both the wounded and dead Australians who had been left behind on the previous day. They found them with meat striped of their legs and half cooked meat in dishes. “Flesh stripped off his arms and legs, his uniform torn off him,” said one of the soldiers. In addition they also found dumps with rice and a lot of tinned meat. Which would mean they weren’t starving and having to eat human flesh because they were hungry (Ralph).
Numerous war crimes committed by the Japanese destroyed several towns and cities. Including the city of Nanking and Manila, both of these cities were violently raped and murdered. The Japanese would take any men as prisoners and wouldn’t give them water and food (Ralph). After false hope of being fed, the prisoners would see the Japanese weapons and realize it was too late to escape. The Japanese didn’t care about these people, the dead was thrown over the living and were all over the place. Sometimes the Japanese would disposal of the civilians by burning them …show more content…
Not many people died right then, several people died with in one or two hours later. Whenever one of the patients had asked for water or food. They were bayoneted and thrown into the building of the dead (Litton). A nurse from one of the hospitals in Manila said, “From where we were we could hear victims in their death agony and the shrill cries of children and sobs of dying mothers and
Many books and articles have been written over the Japanese War Crimes during World War II. War crime …show more content…
The Japanese had eaten both the wounded and dead Australians who had been left behind on the previous day. They found them with meat striped of their legs and half cooked meat in dishes. “Flesh stripped off his arms and legs, his uniform torn off him,” said one of the soldiers. In addition they also found dumps with rice and a lot of tinned meat. Which would mean they weren’t starving and having to eat human flesh because they were hungry (Ralph).
Numerous war crimes committed by the Japanese destroyed several towns and cities. Including the city of Nanking and Manila, both of these cities were violently raped and murdered. The Japanese would take any men as prisoners and wouldn’t give them water and food (Ralph). After false hope of being fed, the prisoners would see the Japanese weapons and realize it was too late to escape. The Japanese didn’t care about these people, the dead was thrown over the living and were all over the place. Sometimes the Japanese would disposal of the civilians by burning them …show more content…
Not many people died right then, several people died with in one or two hours later. Whenever one of the patients had asked for water or food. They were bayoneted and thrown into the building of the dead (Litton). A nurse from one of the hospitals in Manila said, “From where we were we could hear victims in their death agony and the shrill cries of children and sobs of dying mothers and