In 1946, the American magazine Life published this photo and wrote an article listing the "what to do" and "what not to do" when American soldiers were in Japan.
Although this article is a bit ridiculous, it also truly reflects some of the life portrayals of the US troops stationed in Japan after Japan's defeat in the war.
After the end of World War II, the mentality of some American soldiers stationed in Japan completely changed, after all, they were still fighting fiercely on the battlefield, but then they became very leisurely.
In this leisurely living environment, in order to enrich their lives, the AMERICAN soldiers tried to cultivate some hobbies, some of them could learn Japanese, some would go to some Japanese food stores to punch in, some would learn about various Japanese cultures, and some even talked about objects.
After this relaxed state spread back to the United States, it was also criticized by some people, after all, they believed that the US military should train troops at the training ground, rather than enjoy a leisurely life in Japan.
Because of this, the article published in Life magazine is also a wake-up call for American soldiers.
In addition, "Life" magazine also explained the situation on this photo, it turned out that the American soldier who took off his shoes was actually in accordance with Japanese customs, first taking off his shoes and then entering the restaurant and friends to meet, and the theme of their reunion this time was naturally to taste Japanese food.
The two children, armed with AKs, were not posing with toy guns, they were members of the North Vietnamese Dong lai regiment (K-3), also known as boy scouts.
Although these children are very young, they have received more professional military training, so they are also a force to be reckoned with during the Vietnam War.
Because they are all children, the U.S. military generally does not associate them with military personnel if they do not wear military uniforms. Therefore, these children have a great advantage in intelligence gathering, passing on letters, and so on.
According to statistics, in 1968 alone, the South Vietnamese side imprisoned more than 1,000 Boy Scouts, all between the ages of 11 and 17, and a very small number may be younger.
This is the real phenomenon of the Vietnam War, and it can also be seen from the side what is called the whole people's soldiers.
In November 1943, in the Solomon Islands, a U.S. soldier picked up two Japanese soldiers and walked toward the beach. At first glance, it seemed that the U.S. military was abusing Japanese prisoners of war, but in fact, the U.S. soldier was helping the two Japanese soldiers.
Due to the serious problems in the supply of materials for the Japanese army, the Japanese troops guarding the island have been skinned into skin and bones, not only have no combat ability, but some Japanese soldiers even have difficulty in moving.
As a result, the U.S. army easily captured hundreds of Japanese soldiers at this Japanese stronghold called Dalcanaal Island.
On closer inspection, it was found that these Japanese soldiers were all extremely emaciated. Notice that in the lower right corner of the picture, there is a Japanese soldier who does not know whether he is hungry and dizzy, and he also plays "hide and seek" with a piece of cloth, which attracts the companions and American soldiers next to him.
It is not difficult to see from this that if the US army controlled the supply line of the Japanese army, it would be much easier to start a war.
In March 1943, the brothers and sisters of the two British soldiers were laughing at the camera, they were thankful that although they were seriously injured, their heads were opened, and their eyes were also wounded, they were wrapped, but at least they saved their lives and returned to Britain safely, without the incomplete bones of other people.
The two brothers were wounded by Italian artillery during the War of North Africa, and during World War II, the British suffered more than 50,000 casualties on the North African battlefield, of which 35,000 were killed.
In 1892, several geisha in a brothel in Tokyo, Japan, were eating noodles together.
The action of several geisha eating noodles is also too exaggerated, as if they have not eaten a full meal in many years, and they do not care about their exquisite makeup and gorgeous kimonos, which is a word "eat"!
Next to them were a lot of lunch boxes full of noodles, looking like they were really hungry and had not enough to eat. This photograph is most likely one taken by a Japanese photographer at the time who asked a geisha to pose.
It was a German soldier who weighed more than 300 pounds, in stark contrast to his companions next to him. In fact, don't feel that he is not easy to move, his advantages are also incomparable to ordinary people.
First of all, when really fighting, some weapons with relatively large recoil are often used, such as machine guns, bazookas and so on. For such weapons, if you want to improve accuracy, you need soldiers to be able to withstand this powerful recoil. Therefore, this German soldier naturally had an advantage in this regard.
Second, for war, not all soldiers may be fighting directly on the front line, or they may be engaged in logistical support. And if this soldier works in the cooking squad, he may be able to play to his advantage.
It should be pointed out that in the late stages of World War II, the German army's military supply was already relatively tight, and in order to recruit soldiers, some young teenagers were even sent to the battlefield.
Therefore, relatively speaking, the German army can recruit adult soldiers, even if they are more important, it does not have much impact. There are some heavy soldiers, often trained in the barracks for several months, but the weight is back to normal.
In summary, it is not surprising to see heavy soldiers in the German camp.
In 1945, several Japanese prisoners of war were working in front of the Singapore Municipal House, and the onlookers were not only ordinary people, but also Australian prisoners of war. In other words, these Australian soldiers were previously prisoners of these Japanese soldiers, but now they are reversed and become Japanese soldiers and become prisoners of Australian soldiers.
For this scene, it can be said that it was deliberately arranged. Because before, when Japan surrendered, the British side specially arranged for Parsivar, who had just been rescued from the prisoner of war camp, to participate in the surrender ceremony.
Whether it was British soldiers or Australian soldiers, they hated the Japanese troops stationed in Singapore to the bone, because they were forced by the Japanese army to build the "Death Railway" at this time.
The "Death Railway", as the name suggests, is a railway built because it caused a large number of deaths. At that time, the Japanese forced 62,000 Allied prisoners to participate in the construction of the railway, including 6,318 British soldiers and 2,815 Australian soldiers.
Of these more than 60,000 people, more than 12,000 lost their lives and those who survived were brutally abused.
Therefore, when these Australian soldiers personally supervised the labor of Japanese prisoners of war, their mood was naturally a bit mixed.