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In 1945, with the Soviet Red Army entering Berlin and the two atomic bombs exploded in Japan, World War II was completely declared over, and fascism was completely defeated by the Allies.
In a legal sense, World War II was over at this time, but in reality, there was still a Japanese soldier who still insisted on resisting, and he resisted for 29 years.
The Japanese soldier's name was Onoda Hiroro, and it wasn't until 1974 that he officially surrendered.
Inexplicable order
Onoda was born in 1922, when Japan was frantically expanding its military and actively preparing for war, and by 1942, when Onoda was 20 years old, Japan's invasion of China had reached a white-hot stage, and the whole country had become a huge war machine.
As a Japanese man at this time, Onoda Hiroro was naturally brainwashed by militaristic ideas, and in the same year, he was incorporated into the 61st Wing, and then studied at the non-commissioned officer school and became a midship-honored officer.
At that time, Japan was under great pressure, not only to consolidate its rule in the Japanese-occupied areas of China, but also to fight on multiple fronts against countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and even the United States and Australia.
At this time, Japan's military resources were already very scarce, and the Chinese battlefield became the battlefield with the least pressure, and even had to send soldiers from China to the Pacific theater.
At this time, Onoda Kanro was transferred to the Philippines to prepare for guerrilla warfare with the U.S. army.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Japan at this time is already at the end of its strong crossbow.
Japan's combat mission has long since shifted from occupying China to dominating Asia and dominating the world.
It has become to squeeze interests in China as much as possible, to hurt the US military as much as possible, so that they are powerless to interfere with Japan's invasion of China.
In another two years, however, Japan's strategic goal will be how to gain the maximum bargaining chips for Japan after its surrender.
Of course, this is an afterthought, and Japan is still in a very inflated state of self-confidence.
In July 1944, Onoda was still stationed on an island around the Philippines, and his boss was ready to retreat.
He ordered Onoda Kanro to be stationed on the island and continue to engage in guerrilla warfare with the U.S. military.
And he also gave Ono a death order, that is, no suicide and surrender no matter what, and the Japanese Empire will definitely come back to pick him up.
Faced with the honor of a soldier, Onoda Kanro decisively agreed.
He did have a few brushes, and he played wilderness survival on this island, hiding in Tibet with a few comrades, and the American troops who landed on the island were stunned that they couldn't catch them.
It was not until August 15, 1945 that Emperor Hirohito of Japan issued an edict of the end of the war, agreeing to unconditional surrender, and World War II officially ended.
The U.S. military began to send captured Japanese soldiers everywhere to shout the news of Japan's surrender, and asked Onoda Hiroro and others, who were still guerrilla fighters in the mountains, to come out and surrender.
Onoda Kanro and the others looked at the leaflet in their hands and fell into deep thought for a while.
The leaflet prominently stated that Japan had surrendered and that World War II was officially over.
No way! When pigs fly! How could my Majesty the Emperor surrender.
Several Japanese soldiers were all unwilling to believe that Japan had surrendered, and a gunshot suddenly rang out in the distance, which completely blew up the pot.
Onoda Kanro was already skeptical, but now he was even more convinced that he was deceived by the Yankees, and hurriedly returned to the deep mountains and old forests with his comrades.
The struggle of the Great Japanese Empire must continue, and the great victory belongs to us!
Subsequently, Onoda Kanro and his teammates continued to fight guerrilla.
This has to be said that Onoda Kanro's three teammates are a senior soldier Kozuka Jinqi and a first class private Akatsu. A Takecho Shimada.
Onoda Hiroro was a second lieutenant in the army, the highest rank in the army, so he became a commander in name only.
Soon, the U.S. military withdrew from the island, and Ono and the others thought that their own resistance had played a role, so they were very excited.
They then set their sights on the local police strongholds and civilians, whom they saw as enemies of the Japanese Empire.
The local radar station and warehouse were all the focus of Onoda and others' attacks.
Because of the shortage of food, they also have to attack civilians.
The things they eat the most are local wild animals and dried bananas, which is miserable to say.
That's the awesome thing about militarism, even if a few people are mixed up like dogs, they can hold out for so long.
Onoda even stole a lot of transistors and made his own shortwave receiver to judge the international situation according to his own understanding.
Because the island is located on a shipping route, it is common to see American planes, and when he sees American planes heading to and from the direction of North Korea to the United States, Onoda thought that Japan has begun to launch a counterattack in the Pacific theater.
But in fact, it was during the Korean War, and the planes of the US military were transporting troops and supplies.
Surrendered one after another
In 1950, on a small island in the Philippines, a private named Akatsu surrendered to the Philippine police.
At this time, five years had passed since Japan's surrender.
After the surrender of Akatsu, only three members of this recalcitrant Japanese squad remained, and the reason for their resistance was simply because the order of the retreating commander at that time did not allow them to surrender.
They even believe that World War II is still not over, and Japan is still resisting, and all this is just a means to trick them into surrendering.
After Akatsu surrendered, he also knew the truth that Japan had surrendered, and then he took the Philippine military police to persuade Onoda Kanro and the other three to surrender on the island.
I don't know if Onoda Kanro is a brain circuit Kiyoki or too loyal, anyway, he now thinks that Akatsu also surrendered to the enemy, was rebelled by the enemy, and began to deceive them together.
Either way, they just didn't want to believe that Japan had surrendered.
Later, they dug some bunkers in the jungle and covered them with leaves, so that there was no clue from the sky.
In addition, several people also retreated their previous positions to a place that Chijin didn't know again, to prevent Chijin from directly bringing people to steal the house in the middle of the night.
The Philippine authorities really can't do anything about these people, they are too cunning, and the local police can only turn a blind eye and watch them mess around.
However, in 1952, when several family members learned of the incident, they sent them letters home.
It stands to reason that anyone with a long brain knows that Japan must have surrendered, because family letters generally cannot be forged, and even if they are forged, their families have been held hostage by the United States, which proves that Japan has been defeated.
No matter how you think about it, as long as you can see these family letters, there is no need to continue fighting.
However, several people still believe that all this is done by American spies, in order to break their will, and we will resolutely not surrender!
During this time, the most people did was to attack the Philippine police force and civilians, stealing food and various daily necessities.
Of course, the staple food for several people is still wild animals and all kinds of dried bananas.
They also painted a portrait of the emperor out of banana leaves, and they are big fans of the emperor.
Unfortunately, there are only three people left in the four-man squad now, and they will soon be reduced again.
In June 1953, while looking for food, Shimada was found by local residents and shot in the thigh, and then in May of the following year, Shimada was killed in a direct confrontation.
Of course, even so, Ono and Ozuka insisted that the Imperial Japanese Army would definitely come to meet them.
In the same year, the leaflets were still flying wildly on the island, but the remaining two chose to turn a blind eye.
However, not long after, the Philippines and the United States approached the Japanese authorities and explained the situation, and Japan was also very speechless about this situation.
So, Japan brought Ono's own brother to the island and tried to call his brother home with a loudspeaker.
But Onoda seems to be a philosopher with a skeptical attitude and spirit, and he has every reason to believe that this is a trick to trick himself into going home.
In this way, there was nothing anyone could do about these two diehards, they had exhausted all methods, but Onoda Hiroro still refused to go down the mountain.
Until 1972, more than twenty years had passed since they were lurking on the island.
One day, the local villagers found them burning straw and quickly called the police, but the two did not escape in time, and Kotsuka Kanchi was shot in the heart during the firefight and died on the spot, while Onoda Kanro slipped away again.
People also found the rifle left by Kozuka Jinqi's side, which is very well maintained and can even be described as shiny, but unfortunately no one uses this semi-automatic broken thing now.
At this time, 27 years have passed since Japan's surrender, and our Onoda Hiroro is still fighting on his own.
When the Japanese government heard about this again, they were also blindsided, and they thought that Onoda Kanro had died a long time ago.
Later, more leaflets, newspapers, and books were rained down from the sky by plane, including the news of Kozuka's funeral in Japan.
But Onoda Hiroro still doesn't buy it, he just doesn't come out.
That all changed on February 20, 1974.
Get out of the jungle
On February 20, 1974, Japan had been defeated for 29 years, but there was still one soldier still resisting in the Philippines and not surrendering.
He firmly believed that it was impossible for Japan to be defeated, and that all those who told him about Japan's defeat were lying to him.
The Japanese side has made many efforts, but they have not been able to persuade this Onoda Kanro.
Luckily, there was an explorer who happened to be exploring the area at the time, and after hearing about Onoda Kanro, he deliberately camped there.
Eventually, Onoda discovered him and prepared to kill him from behind.
As a result, Ono noticed that the man seemed to be Japanese, so he struck up a conversation with the explorer.
This explorer, Norio Suzuki, was a real Japanese, and he told Onoda Kanro that the war was really over, and Japan had already surrendered.
In fact, Onoda Kanro has long had doubts, but he can't let go of his obsession in his heart.
Hearing Suzuki say this, Onoda Kanro said that he would not go out of the mountains and surrender until he heard the order of the commander of the year, and he would personally hand over the saber to the emperor.
Suzuki said that he would definitely bring Ono's news back to Japan, but the premise was that he would not make trouble again during this time, and the Philippine authorities were already very dissatisfied with his behavior, so he would not die here when he was about to return to Japan.
Norio Suzuki returned to Japan, and with great difficulty, he finally found Yoshimi Taniguchi, who gave the order back then.
Yoshimi Taniguchi was also blinded when he heard the news, and he also thought that Onoda Kanro and others were dead or surrendered, who knew that this shaft could hold on to the deep mountains and old forests for 29 years.
If it is said to be a soldier, Onoda Kanro is indeed so qualified that he can no longer be qualified.
Finally, on March 9, 1974, Yoshimi Taniguchi arrived on the island, brought a photocopy of the evacuation order that year, and then found Onoda Kanro.
After Ono saluted, Yoshimi Taniguchi read the order to surrender, and the next day, Onoda finally arrived at the military base in the Philippines and handed the saber to the commander, indicating that he had accepted the surrender.
Ono thought that he should be executed for killing so many Filipinos.
But in the end, the Philippines remembered him for his loyalty, forgave him, and praised him as an excellent soldier.
If it weren't for Norio Suzuki, Onoda would have finally chosen to raid a radar base in the Philippines on the day he turned 60, in exchange for a lifetime of fame.
In these 29 years, Onoda has killed and injured a total of 130 Filipinos, including police, military, and civilians.
Many Filipinos are outraged by this, but since the Philippine president pardoned him, it can only be so.
Ono followed Norio Suzuki and Yoshimi Taniguchi back to Japan, where they were heroically welcomed.
This alone shows that Japan's militaristic spirit is not dead.
It is clear that Japan launched a war of aggression, and Ono is also an accomplice in the war of aggression, but everyone is obsessed with him as a hero.
If he is a hero, then are the local people killed in the Philippines bad people?
The policemen and soldiers he killed in order to protect the people are also villains?
Although the world is not black and white, war is divided into justice and injustice, and it is clear that Ono did not act as a messenger of justice in these 29 years of war, but the emperor's dog and a slave of Japanese militarism.
Although as a soldier, Ono is qualified, he is loyal, tenacious, and can carry out an order for 29 years.
But as a member of the human race, he killed so many innocent people, but he did not feel a trace of guilt in his heart, and felt that he did not need to bear any responsibility in the war.
For that reason alone, he is unqualified.
The Japanese government gave Ono 1 million yen in compensation, but Ono directly refused and donated the money directly to the Yasukuni Shrine.
It is indeed a bit strange that the emperor and the prime minister wanted to see him, but Ono refused to see him, and it stands to reason that a loyal soldier like him should be very eager to see the emperor.
However, upon his return to Japan, Ono was out of touch with society and could not get used to life in Japan, even though it was 1975 and the country's economy was growing rapidly, and urban agglomerations were rising one after another.
But Ono still lived in 1944 and couldn't get used to the city's high-rise buildings and traffic.
Ono had no choice but to leave Japan, buy a ranch in Brazil, and settle in Brazil.
Around 2000, Ono had already entered his old age, so he returned to his roots and returned to live in Tokyo.
On January 16, 2014, Onoda Kanro died in Tokyo at the age of 91.
There is no doubt that Onoda was loyal, but there is no doubt that he was also a victim of Japanese militarism, as well as a perpetrator of violence against other countries in Asia.
Judging from Ono's behavior and the so-called actions of Japan today, it is not that they do not believe in militarism, but the time is not yet ripe.
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