The 6th Division was an A-level division of the old Japanese Imperial Army. Before the outbreak of World War II, it was one of the standing divisions of the Japanese army 17. Well-equipped and brutal in fighting style, it was one of the main Japanese forces involved in atrocities in the Nanjing Incident. After the war, Lieutenant General Gu Shoufu, then the division commander, was shot and killed by the National Government in Yuhuatai execution ground. As the first six Japanese soldiers in modern times? Town and station? One of Japan 17 before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War? Permanent teacher? First, because of Kumamoto's tough folk customs, he was almost the most effective division of the Japanese army in World War II. This branch was established on1October 0873+65438+65438. In order to establish a unified army during the Meiji Restoration, Japan promulgated? The conscription order divides the whole country into six military control zones, which are responsible for conscription and local garrison respectively.
With the expansion of ambition, the Japanese army began to reorganize towns and Taiwan Province Province into army divisions. 1888, the sixth army was established, and there were more than 10,000 lieutenant generals in the first division. As a strategic force of the five major arms, the division has a large number of soldiers, excellent equipment and strong independent combat capability, thus serving the Japanese army? Continental War? (To put it bluntly, aggression against China) laid the foundation. The first six divisions of the Japanese army, including the Sixth Division, were set up from the beginning for external expansion, and their aggression was aimed at China! The Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894.
On October 22nd, 65438/KLOC-0, the 6th Division went all the way to Ahava, the Beiyang Naval Base. On February 9, the Japanese army captured the Motianling Fort, and the Beiyang Navy put all its eggs in one basket. Just as An Chun, the 6th Division of the 1 1 Brigade, who led the troops to capture the fortress, shouted long live in ecstasy, our ship Laiyuan fired a shot, and the temple, which was extremely happy and sad, was punctured by shrapnel and died instantly. Became the first Japanese general to die in China. 1904 During the Russo-Japanese War, the 6th Division trampled on the land of China again, and successively participated in the battles of Liaoyang, Shahe, Heigoutai and Fengtian. 1923 to 1925, the sixth division invaded China for the third time and was stationed in the northeast.
1928, in order to prevent the Northern Expeditionary Army from going northward to unify the whole country, the 6th Division of the Fourth Army invading China once again invaded Shandong Peninsula, forcibly occupied Jinan, and attacked our army and civilians, killing and injuring more than 50,000 people. The September 18th Incident broke out in 193 1. In February of the following year (12), the sixth division of the fifth aggressor merged into the Kwantung Army and marched on Fengtian and Changchun. 1February, 933, invaded Jehol and captured Chifeng and Lengkou. He entered Jinzhou in June and returned to China in September. From the Sino-Japanese War 1894- 1895 to the full-scale invasion of China, the 6th Division set foot on the land of China five times and killed thousands of China compatriots. How did Australia treat the prisoners of the Japanese Sixth Division in the Pacific War?
During the Pacific War in, the 6th Division was sent to the battlefield in Southeast Asia, and was attacked by the powerful firepower of the United States and Australia, and finally surrendered to Australia after running out of ammunition. Due to Japan's brutal bombing of Australia in the Pacific War and its wanton abuse of Australian prisoners of war, the only remaining prisoners of war in the Sixth Division came to a tragic end in retaliation for Japanese atrocities. During World War II, Japan was so hateful that I don't need to say it here. I believe that as long as China people have a conscience. Will be deeply moved by that history. However, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor forced the United States to participate in World War II, and Australia, an American ally, naturally stood behind the United States and cooperated with its battle plan in every major battle.
In the battle of Solomon, Japan's defeat can be said to be complete. If the Japanese are desperate at this time, it is too early for them to despair. It was only after the war that the Australian army, which was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, made the Japanese army realize what the real devil was. In order to avoid escaping the net, no matter whether the Japanese army lives or dies, Australian soldiers who clean the battlefield will make up a gun or a head. In this war, the Japanese soldiers who died on the battlefield were really and completely dead. They never pretended to be dead and escaped death. More convincingly, Australia will not accept surrender even if it is killed. It is said that after the Japanese surrendered, the Japanese army was surrounded at about 100.
Despite the surrender, the Australian army chose to attack, and 100 Japanese troops were spared. These are also one of Australia's ruthless performances on the battlefield. After Japan surrendered unconditionally, Australia spared the Japanese army and put forward many conditions. For example, more than 100 Class-A war criminals were proposed. We should know that China only proposed 32 Class-A war criminals in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 14. For example, he demanded that the Japanese emperor be severely punished, and his attitude was relatively tough. Finally, after many reconciliations in America, he was willing to give up. Kill prisoners of war, kill prisoners of war. After World War II, all countries have the right to execute Class B and Class C war criminals.
China handles about 30 people and Australia handles 140 people. Why do China, two trans-Pacific countries, have such deep hatred? Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, Australia was not Australia at that time, but only one of the British colonies at that time. At that time, Japan launched a fierce attack on another British colony, Singapore, and the British army was unable to resist and was wiped out. It is said that 6.5438+0.3 million troops surrendered on the spot, and about 6.5438+0.5 million of these 6.5438+0.3 million prisoners came from Australia. Finally, these prisoners were attacked by the Japanese army, and the hatred between Japan and Australia was forged. Then the Japanese army occupied Solomon Islands and bombed Australia, which made Australia unpopular. Therefore, whenever the Australian army meets the Japanese army, there is only one sentence, death.
Summary: After World War II, in response to Japan's post-war punishment, Australians came out to demand that Emperor Hirohito, the chief culprit of Japan's foreign aggression, be severely punished. Although Australia finally gave up its responsibility to the emperor through the mediation of the United States, it still executed 140 Japanese class B and C war criminals. After the remnants of the 17 Army, including the Sixth Division, surrendered to the Australian Army, tit-for-tat retaliation followed. The treatment of Japanese prisoners of war in Australia is the worst among all German, Japanese and Italian prisoners of war in the prison camp. Of course, this is not surprising, and these Japanese remnants are not worthy of sympathy. What Australia has done is reciprocal retaliation for the Japanese army's brutal killing of Australian soldiers and bombing of Australia.