Japanese forces in World War II
As we all know, in the Second World War, the Japanese army committed various crimes, during which it not only massacred prisoners of war on a large scale, but also killed civilians in various countries without humanity. However, in this case, Australia was a country that made Japan very afraid, and in order to avenge the more than 400 civilians killed in the country, it did not hesitate to slaughter 190,000 Japanese troops on the battlefield.
The Japanese army committed various crimes in World War II
It is understood that in February 1942, Japan launched an airstrike on the Australian port of Darwin, resulting in the brutal killing of more than 400 innocent civilians there. You know, this is the first time that Australia has been attacked by an enemy, and the whole country is very angry, claiming that Japan must pay its due price. Three months before the incident, more than 15,000 Australian troops fighting in Malaysia were captured by the Japanese army, and a large number of soldiers were treated unjustly and even massacred en masse.
Australian troops in Southeast Asia on the eve of World War II were massacred by the Japanese
Finally, in March 1943, Australia finally waited for the opportunity to take revenge. At that time, the Japanese army, frustrated in the Tianping Ocean battlefield, decided to increase its strength to the northeast of New Guinea to establish a new defensive line. Upon hearing this news, the United States immediately contacted Australia, and after some consultation decided that Australia would attack the Japanese forces in New Guinea. In order to win the battle, Australia mobilized almost the strength of the whole country, all the troops were sent, and the Japanese also sent 200,000 people.
Japanese troops in the Pacific Theater
In the early days of the war, the Japanese army in New Guinea suffered heavy losses and made very slow progress with its tenacious fighting power. Soon, however, thanks to the U.S. Navy cutting off the Supply Lines of the Japanese Army, the war situation was turned around for a time. Lack of weapons and food, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army plummeted, and in order to fill their stomachs, some Japanese troops even went to eat wounded or dead comrades.
The U.S.-Australia coalition then launched a fierce counterattack
It was also at this time that the Australian army decided to launch a general offensive, and the Japanese army had no backup and retreat route, so that it could only flee continuously, so that the turtle shrank to the northeast of Australia, and the climate was very humid, full of swamps, there were many snakes and insects and bacteria, so many Japanese troops at that time were infected with disease here. The Japanese who had no way out finally chose to surrender, but the Australians did not intend to spare these Japanese troops, and they killed all the surrendered Japanese troops. According to post-war statistics, in the battle of New Guinea, the United States and Australia allied forces massacred a total of 190,000 Japanese troops, and fewer than 10,000 survived.
More than 190,000 Japanese troops were massacred in the Battle of New Guinea
After the end of World War II, in the process of punishing Japanese war criminals, Australia also executed the largest number of war criminals among the Allies, when the United States submitted only 30 people, but Australia reached 140. Even after the war, because considering that Japan's economy was already destitute, many countries gave up compensation, but Australia still did not spare and insisted that Japan compensate a large amount of money. It can be seen how much Australia hated Japan at that time.
Author: Qiu