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Four Japanese soldiers, including Hiroo Onoda, who hid in the jungle of the Philippines and continued the operation for 29 years.

2022-01-10  Category:WWⅡ

Four Japanese soldiers, including Hiroo Onoda, who hid in the jungle of the Philippines and continued the operation for 29 years.

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Mr. Onoda, who will be dispatched immediately after entering the military academy

Hiroo Onoda: Entered Kurume Daiichi Army Preparatory Officer School in January 1944. In December of the same year, he was assigned to the 14th Area Army Intelligence Department, which was in charge of the Philippine Defense Campaign, and was dispatched to the Philippines with the duties of a remnant and commander of the game. The division commander, Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama, said, "Break the jade is not at all . Do your best for 3 or 5 years. I will definitely pick you up. Be done. After the end of the war, the Japanese government knew from information from the Philippines that Japanese soldiers were hiding in the Jaguru on Lubang Island, and various search activities were carried out, but the four Japanese soldiers did not appear.

Three Japanese soldiers hiding in Lubang Island together

  1. Yuichi Akatsu: He left the group in September 1949 and surrendered to the US military in June 1950.
  2. Shoichi Shimada: He died in a shooting battle with the Philippine police force on May 7, 1954, when he was shot through his eyebrows. He is 41 years old.
  3. Kinshichi Kozuka: He was shot in the shoulder and died in a shooting battle with the Philippine police force in January 1972. He is 51 years old.



MEMO

The Filipino government searched for Japanese soldiers, sometimes in a shooting battle.



29 years of hidden life continues even if you are alone

In 1974, Norio Suzuki, an adventurer inspired by search activities, visited Lubang Island and succeeded in contacting Onoda. In the conversation, Onoda tells him that he will surrender if instructed by his superior. Onoda, who had been hiding for 29 years, read newspaper articles left by the Japanese search team and knew information about Japan's postwar economic development. But then why he couldn't find the command system , and why he didn't command himself was the reason he didn't surrender.

Onoda will leave the jungle in response to an order to cancel the mission by his former superior, Taniguchi.

(1) Due to a great command, the armed group will be released from all operational actions.

(2) The staff member's group will be released from all duties according to Sakumei Ko No. 2003.

(3) Each unit belonging to the General Staff Department and the persons concerned are directly involved in the battle and the work is stopped. If you don't get it, you can contact the U.S. Army or the Philippine Army directly.



POINT

Even after Mr. Kotsuka passed away and became alone, his hiding life continued, and his duties were canceled by his former superior.