The Bataan Death March (1942)
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After the surrender of joint U.S. - Filipino forces at the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on April 9th, 1942, the Japanese forced 76,000 exhausted prisoners of war to march to the Camp O’Donnell prison camp.
Accounts of the total distance of the march vary, but it was approximately 66 miles or 106 kilometers on foot.
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Created by Daniel Turner
Script: Dejan Milivojevic
Narrator:
Chris Kane
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This WWII event was requested quite a lot by you! So finally it is here
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I had a neighbor who survived the death March. One of the nicest guys Ive ever met. You’d never know he was a POW or a veteran because he never talked about it
Unfortunately too many WWII and many other war veterans suffer in silence. My Great-Gramp had to go to a hospital due to his PTSD from his time on the Artic Convoys.
Its not really something youd want to think about
Constant gunning
Most soldiers who fought in traumatic battles, don't like talking about it. Its a coping mechanism brought on by PTSD. My grandfather was in ww2 under Patton, he resorted to alcoholism after the war. He was a very violent drunk.
It’s understanding
My grandfather was in the march. Growing up, he never showed signs of PTSD from this, but I've been told that he would occasionally duck and run for cover whenever a plane flew over him.
You mean great grandfather
@fake buster man shut up how its not real
@fake buster You never know if it's real or not, don't just assume already it was fake.
@fake buster Bruh. You might live up to that name. But don’t assume all are fake. That’s just rude.
@fake buster Don't Be Mean It Was Not Fake My Grandfather Now He's Alive
Was Hit By A Sniper In The Ear Thankfully They Hit The Ear
The sad thing is that many people from Japan don't even know about this. Their history lessons are watered down so much that some of them even think that Japan's atrocities were justifiable.
It’s very very sad. I never see comments from Japanese people on videos like these...
Its the past, its not relevant at all. Stop trying to make people feel guilty for their ethnicity. Rat.
@@BioChemistryWizard Then why are you watching this video. What they did is a tragedy. I’m sorry you’re offended over this person’s comment but he is giving information about how a nation committed this atrocity doesn’t talk about it. It’s not trying to shame someone of their ethnicity, it is stating a fact. It’s stating the flaw in the Japanese history lessons.
@@BioChemistryWizard say that to the BLM movement, rat
@@BioChemistryWizard Yet, Japan is acting like a freaking victim. heck when Philippines and Korea made a simple mural depicting their "Comfort Women" ancestors, and nowhere insulting or critizing the modern Japanese just paying a homage to the female victims. the Japanese government then out of nowhere become so pissed and offered the Philippines money to remove the statue.
it's so disrespectful. especially the female victims of that event (many are still alive) still cannot 100% move on from what Imperial Japanese did to them and to their families and still waiting an actual sincere and genuine apology.
Hence, why Korea and China are still have a "gray" relationship with Japan.
In April 9, at the Philippines we celebrate _Araw ng Kagitingan_ (Day of Valour) to honor the soldiers who fought during the Fall of Bataan
Salute
HAPPY DAY OF VALOR!!!!!!
That’s nice.
Just curious does that include American troops?
Filipinoh:mm tama ka
english:hmm your right
My Filipino Grandfather was on the Bataan Death march, he ended up escaping with a few of his buddies by sneaking off one night and fashioning a makeshift blade out of a truck leaf spring that he ended up using to stack bodies with while he traversed his way through the jungle. The exact blade he used is now a family heirloom nowadays back in the islands. (Which is mortifying in a way). After he and his colleagues ( All filipino military volunteers who were under McArthurs command before he left) escaped, they were picked up by an american patrol. He shortly after helped as a GunnersMate with the USN and went on to fight at Coral Sea and Midway a few short months later. Being a USN veteran myself I am damn proud of his courage , and sheer will to fight. ~RIP Tatai~
@@maffi6423 but if he retreated, then how would he have known the Bataan Death March was even ongoing if he was somewhere else with no way to know about it?
and... what secret military base?
@@maffi6423 no offense but your story seems kind of fake
@@maffi6423 This honestly feels a bit fake
I'm just joining the group and say it was fake
@@chickenadobo1105 I think they aren't talking about your comment. Yours seems believable. They're talking about the other reply
"The Imperial Japanese Army committed a series of war crimes"
*"Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down??"*
like *bruh are they all?*
*new type of war crime is made*
Japan: "I've already done that long time ago."
They committed so many war crimes that even their ally Germany told them to chill out
@@lasombra1469 You know you went too far when the nazis have to make a safe zone for civilians to protect them from your soldiers.
Unit 731, Makin, Rape of Nanking so on and so forth.
Was fortunate enough to travel to Bataan a few months ago. Knowing this history gave me the chills when I was there... still grinds my gears knowing what the Japanese did during this tragedy 😞. My grandma (still alive) was a captive of the Japanese in WWII and it’s crazy to hear her talk about the brutal things they did, even to babies... 🇵🇭🇺🇸
same, my great grandmother is a elementary teacher and high school teacher during ww2, she won't tell em what happened to her during that time
@Maximilian Schoch Many Koreans and Chinese will tell you: 2 wasn't enough.
@JOSHUA Lopes Ortega same. I never likes a comment with words as such but heck! A 4th one ought to do the job.
Same my grandfather was a ww2 solder he told me this
Bataan i love that place but now i cant i love our country philipine
Historians call ww2 a war without mercy, the Japanese call it a war of self defence. I don’t see how torturing and killing pows is an act of self defence
Japan likes denying war crimes
@@abobus9776 It is their second national pastime after committing war crimes
It’s because , unlike Italy and Germany, the government of Japan that was in charge during ww2 is still there because if they were removed the people would likely have been rebelling on mass.
Well, their people were treated seemly, so they brutalised other to avange for their own, it is justified, just like america could bomb them
@@abobus9776 Just like america
Here our history could still be heard.
🇵🇭🇺🇲 We salute
🙌🏻 🇺🇸🇵🇭
I love you Philippines! Much love from America.
@@BlueRGuy its a bot
@@chico305SIGMA Love America from Philippines
We love Estados Unidos too
My great uncle served in the Philippine Scouts. He was in the Bataan death March. He passed away in 1977. The Philippine government gave him full military honors.
Sorry to hear. Be proud he is a hero.
Hoof Grip Weightlifting FUCKING LEGEND
My grand-father was in that march, I was very glad that he was still alive that I got to meet him in 2009 at the Philippines for a family vacation. I've never know much of him sadly, but he was joyful that he didn't die in such a cruel fate. He died peacefully somewhere in the 2010-15's. Rest in peace grandfather, you served well...
my ancestor killed a japanese spy in a hidden military base and during a spy check meeting
@@maffi6423 did he shoot him in the head after a question or something?
My great grandfather was Filipino in the March.When the guards were not looking he fled into the jungle.After 2 days he found a village where he stayed until the American’s liberated the Philippines
sneak,
If he’s still alive, tell him, I salute him for his service! If... he’s moved on to the afterlife, I salute him. His service for our nation is a thing that should be remembered.
Sneak +100
Very lucky! Amazing he survived
What a legend.
My grandfather was a prisoner of war for 4 years in the Philippines. He also survived the battan death march as well. Came home and lived a very successful life. Miss you Pepe
In Filipino
My husband's great grandfather survived it, too. He got to go to the Phillipines and see his name on the wall.
feel sorry for your grandpa but fyi dude pepe in tagalog is va*ina just saying no offense
My grandpa was also there
Im a filipino.
As a filipino this topic was taught to me early in highschool. Sadly the gravity of the event never stuck to students and even the teachers but it stuck to a few of us.
Grade 6 or 7? My class was taught about this during Grade 6
Grade 6 or 7? My class was taught about this during Grade 6
Sa amin elementary pa
@@Cbrmkn98xs Grade 6, all they made us remember from it was from where it started and ended, researching it later made me see just how ducked up it was in depth
Mga grade 5 or 6 sa amin
Read the book "Hell's Guest" it's a first person account of the death march
another good book 'Give Us This Day'
Thanks for the recommendation 👍 Will I need Disney movies for a week after I read it?
@@chrisquiett1776 yes. for sure
Who wrote it?
@@enlightenmentdoesntcomeeas5337 Former Colonel Glenn D.Frazier of Alabama. He ran away to the Philippines and was with the army when the battle of Bataan happened. Was captured and endured The Bataan Death March. Was then sent to mainland Japan. I won't tell you more cause it wouldn't do the book justice. But definitely read it.
Another known fact: There's a light aircraft carrier named USS Bataan (CVL-29), it was originally planned to be named USS Buffalo but changed to be named after the soldiers who fought in Bataan Peninsula.
Hull made out of the Cleveland cruisers.
Even helped out in slaying the super battleship Yamato during the opening days of the Battle of Okinawa
Wasn't it a amphibious assault ship? From the Wasp-Class.
@@hallg1325 I think it is
@@pushupman6479 the 1st USS bataan was an independence class light carrier, which where built on unfinished Cleveland class light cruisers to quickly boost the numbers of american carriers before the Essex class carriers where finished
and she is damn cute in Azur Lane
Filipino here.
If you'd go to Mariveles, all the way to Capas, Tarlac, there are Death March Markers made of concrete on the roadsides marking the Kilometer Mark on the length of the March, etched on the marker are 2 soldiers, one slouched, the other crawling, in memoriam of the soldiers who marched this hellish parade.
I'm glad the world today is in peace, but let's never forget the atrocities done before as a stark reminder that War is deadly when declared.
And what's frightening is how quickly that peace can be shattered. Every year of peace is a blessing. Many peoples throughout history haven't been so lucky.
The world is not in peace right now, some countries are but not everywhere sadly
one of the places my girlfriend has promised to take me to once the PH borders open is Bataan. My great-grandfather fought in the Battle of Bataan. unfortunately, he was one of the many who DIDN'T return home.
@@clarky23 tsk :(
@@clarky23 Hope you go to the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig too, because there’s a good chance that your great-grandfather’s either buried or has his name engraved in a memorial wall there.
"Commited a series of war crimes"
Im prettey sure the Japanese Commited at least 40 war crimes per battle.
Don't forget all the war crimes outside of battle too.
@@sirjgn4868 Nanking.
Yep
Well, that's one way on how to measure stuff
40
Times 10
Interesting how in modern society everybody remembers German atrocities during WWII but very few people actually know and talk about the horrible things the Japanese did throughout the war, things that were no different from the deeds of the Nazis and somehow manage to get overlooked in today's world
Yeah, Germany drew the short straw and ended up as the number 1# villain in the eyes of the world
Japan actively denies it and because we are allies they get a pass. Similar story with turkey and the Armenian genocide
@@RetractedandRedacted so in other words Germany drew the short end of the stick
What’s worse is that the Japanese had their own Angel of Death. Shiro Ishii committed war crimes arguably worst than that of Josef Mengele. One can say that the devil was reborn as two people during WWII, a Japanese doctor and a German doctor.
That's because they denied their atrocities.
As an American I wanna say thank you to the Filipino people and what you did for us. Thank you for giving us water and sugar, thank you for sticking with us. Honestly thank you, I'm really sad things had to be this way. It sounds like you guys lost way more people than us in the course of this war crime. I give you my condolences and prayers.
by my self your welcome .
Your welcome. But we should be the one thanking you.
tbf we wouldnt able to fight off the imperial japanese without the US, so thank you as well.
You guys took us over and gave back our independence then supported us when we were being invaded by the Japanese without you and your brave soldiers we probably wouldn't have lasted as long thanks
And then nuking japan and killing nearly 250.000 innocent civilians
Japanese: "Death before surrender!!"
Also Japanese: "Y U NO SURRENDER?!"
America: Ok Fate worse than Death it is then.(Drops the bomb.)
Soviets we can do better ;)
germany:you guys have nukes?
America: *haha nukes go boom boom*
actually i think they were surpised so many surrendred, since japanese dont surrender the wikipedia page i looked at said 129,000 japanese troops captured 100,000 prisoners. thats just an obnoxious amount
"I shall return!"
When the country needed him most,he came back in 1944
And with a Mexican air squadron by his side
Edit: they were known as "201st squadron" and they flied P-47 Thunderbolt's with the objective of bombing japanese bunkers and bases around the Philippines to help liberate it
He was the atom
He returned October 1944
@fake buster your right, sadly our education system doesn't care much about our history.
@@lasombra1469 Thanks Mexico. I also learned that Brazil sent men to help fight in Italy. Thanks bros.
What makes me even more angry is that Japanese don't even admit to doing this and make themselves look like the victims due to the two nuclear attacks
@J3M R That is true, it's the older Japanese that are so unforgiving. The young people in Japan are relatively level-headed about this stuff
Lmao why would they? Why would anyone?
What's done is done might as well move on and shift the narrative in your favor in da meantime
Yh
@@kakerake6018 ah yes, let's ignore Holocaust, Tiananmen, and Nanking too since what's done is done, let's move on
They have actually apologized many times. I won't post links or anything as it's always more fun to do the history yourselves but Japan have apologized a shitload of times.
Lest we forget.
My uncle missed the Death March by being in the hospital with malaria. After he got out, he spent a year in a Japanese prison in the Philippines and then was transported to Japan where he was in a work camp for three years. He kept a detailed diary while he was there. I am writing a book using his exact entries with an accompanying narrative of the war events happening at the time.
Proof or it didn’t happen.
@@noobslayerxxx Are you asking for a copy?
how's that book coming along?
@@the28thofjuly It was finished last August.
@@noobslayerxxx
Says the dude who supports Mao: the rock chairman.
This is something we just learned in our history class
Ok.
Yep
Good ol nationalism
@@MrShannwaaWhat?
Not sure if I have learned this in history class
Fun fact: although many American and Filipino soldiers were killed by the mercilless acts by the Japanese during the march, some of them were luckily managed to escape without being caught by the IJA were ended up fighting as guerillas and continued the struggle until the U.S forces liberated the Philippines....
My father's uncle was one of the soldiers who managed to escape and fought with the philippine guerillas against the Japanese. He passed away 5 years ago and nobody knew he was apart of the death march. We found out after having to go through his stuff and finding someone who he served with who told us what he knew.
@@cyclonebuzz8172 thats good to know that there is someone who can tell your gramp's story, i am always fascinated by what the japanese had done to our country during the war
Another fun fact. Death March wouldn't happened if Americans didn't surrender and leaving our troops behind and outnumbered. Only Americans knows how to surrender.
,@@netuzer5895 It was already a sure defeat for the American forces. Not even the Dutch and British were capable of defeating the Japanese. Did you forget that the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and cripple the American Navy in the Pacific? Plus the US was not only fighting the Japanese during the war, you also forgot about Italy and Germany. Japan is the weakest among the other Axis power because it is isolated, so the US decided to sacrifice the Pacific first to deal with Italy and Germany. You forgot that some Guerilla fighters have American soldiers in them. Without the US intervention in Europe, Britain and other Allies would not be capable of defeating Germany and Italy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_first
The high-ranking official has a high chance to be killed than imprisoned. If you look at the bigger picture, they escape and survive to fight another day. Would you rather have them fight and die a pointless death?
You are just one of those Filipino radical leftists who won't appreciate what they have. The USA might have colonized us but the freedom you are having right now is because they kept their promise of independence. You should go back to the jungle where you came from and fight in there instead. You are nothing but a fool and a hypocrite.
@@netuzer5895 The us and philippino troops surrendered at the same time. They also were both apart of the death march and we're put in the same camps. They only surrendered after 3 months of fighting. They had ran out of food, clean water, ammunition, fuel and we're at 75% casualties. One thing they left out in the video was 80-90% were suffering from dysentery. It's not easy to fight while throwing up and having diarrhea. Also the us pacific fleet was pretty much gone except for the carriers and ships had to come from the atlantic to rebuild it. Contrast that to the british at Singapore. They had low casualties and surrendered basically when the Japanese got into the city. They had 3 months of food, ammunition, fuel, clean water and were in relatively good health. They surrendered after 8 days.
Imagine apologizing for your past war crimes.
This post was made by the Japanese Government.
Did they ever do that or was that just a small handful
@@kermitinatorbobby7339 really bro?, from what I heard, some politicians (Like Shinzo Abe) apologised in a personal capacity, most of them were voted out of office, sent death treats or retracted their apologies (Like Shinzo Abe) but the Japanese govmnt never did.
Shout out to knowing better for the previous info.
But still getting offended for the bombings
I have witnessed with my own eyes a meeting where a young Japanese with tears in his eyes asked forgiveness for war crimes an old grandpa from China. He said, it’s ok, it’s in the past. And I know Chinese history, how difficult it must have been for both of them. That was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Guys, if we can be PROUD for what our ancestors did (insert your country name), we can also APOLOGIZE to others for their wrongdoings (even if you didn’t do it yourself, an apology means a world to the other person)
@dragon indeed, I still remember the absolute Chad that was John Rabe, stoping -redacted- (struggle snuggles youtube) in nanking during the Japanese invasion and creating a safe zone, he didnt give a single fric that the Japanese where his ''allies'', an all around good man.
My great grandfather is a survivor of the Bataan death march. A japanese soldier who knew him before the war secretly gave him food and water to survive.
(I literally have nothing else to say my mom told me about this)
Wow, thats quite amazing. im filipino too tho.
Just shows. not all japanese soldiers are inhumane. if an officer found out about what he was doing he would be executed immediately and family will be humiliated for generations.
My great grandfather was also a survivor of the death march as well
This'll probably never get read but, my Grandpa was also in this march. He was a Philippine Scout who fought at The Battle of Bataan and a POW. He was released during some type of good will exchange. It's a good thing too because he was suffering from malaria and near death at that time. Later he joined up with some Guerrillas and managed to witness the Leyte Landings.
Despite all this, everything he went through, and all that he suffered...he never brought up his children to hate the Japanese.
All respects to your grandfather. Thank you so much for fighting for our country's liberation❤
Respect to your grandad.
What was his name?
Respect to your grandpa. And especially kudos to him for not raising his children to not be violent racists towards Japanese people, we have enough of those people already.
@Mano Hey, not alotta people knew about this march. It was almost forgotten from history and alotta good people died in this.
Japan in WWI: We shall treat our prisoners with honor and dignity. They are Soldiers who have fought for their country loyally and they deserve to be given the utmost respect for doing so.
Japan in WWII: Haha Bayonet go stab stab
I don't know about WWI
@@TheKing60210 when they invaded the german occupied islands. They brought the pows to Japan with Privelage like their some tourists now look at ww2
@Your Majesty, did they? I think its just propaganda if i compare japan versus the allied powers.
@@rogerr.8507 Oh shut up
@@rogerr.8507 It’s not about how many they killed, but more about the way they killed.
I was actually called racist for bringing up these war crimes.
Kind of like people harp on about the A bomb but never talk of this or Nanking or the bombing of Shanghai
Welcome to 2015-present, where it's only a war crime if the perpetrator was white.
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey The A bomb is leagues better compared to the alternative.
Tell those liberal a$$hats that my Filipino grandmother saw japanese soldiers throwing babies in the air and "catching" them with swords.
If they dont believe her then they are the racists
just dumb people that think if your white and you say anything about a ethnic miniority killing whites its racist
My gramps, a true hero and our patriarch, survived the Bataan Death March with a bullet hole in his left thigh and 2 on his back. After the war, he stayed in the Philippines, married a filipina nurse (my gran), and they had 7 children. I asked him once, how many Japanese soldiers he killed. He looked me in the eye and he said "just enough to make me forget about all the pain and suffering they inflicted upon us". Gives me chills every time I remember his voice as he say these words.
Actually, there is a holiday here in the Philippines that commemorates the Battle of Bataan on April 9. It is also called the Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan in Filipino.
True
I will celebrate this day from now on. Drink a cold one for the guys who never came home.
Oo
@@jillvalentinefan77 mad respect for you mister saddam hussein - wait what
@@rxdntpto All hail me!
One of my family members survived the march. He never talked much about it, only that he was one of a lucky few to escape captivity and make it back to the US. Funny enough he decided to reenlist and was sent to Europe and ended up in the battle of the bulge. After the war he came back to Georgia and lived a quiet life as a farmer and a pillar of his community. Rest in peace uncle Morris
(In case he told You)
What was worse for him?
The War against the Empire of Japan(Not counting his time as a PoW) or the War against the 3° Reich?
What Division was he in?
My name is Morris. What?
Both of my great grand uncles died at both of those battles
@@siazonmarcusr.9434 Sadly I don’t quite remember. All my family knows for certain is that he was there and we never really wanted to press him on it since it was pretty traumatic for him. I still look up to him and his perseverance through it all.
Douglas MacArthur saying "I shall return" is a promise he kept and fulfilled that promise.
Of course he would return, America couldn't give up that strategic position at the Philippines.
Losing many men and killing many more to satisfy his pride
@@inquisitor3255 Would you have preferred he didn't come back? Men would have died anyway to retake the Philippines.
Redundant much?
@@jc.8112 Look up "the Bonus Army." They were a group of WW1 veterans protesting to get their promised post war bonus during the great depression, and MacArthur commanded the military to basically coerce them to leave at gunpoint. I've got mixed feelings on him for the Korean War as well
“Local Philippinos threw sugar canes and water to prisoners along the way” thank god for people like this whom are truly the rays of light amidst darkness in the world. May you never be forgotten
This is why I love Simple History!
Same
Same!
@F**ĆK МЕ - RITA ! this is a historical video, go somewhere else
✅😅💋😅💋
@@BlueRGuy Who IS that guy? He's everywhere!
Japanese War Crimes at Nanking and the Phillipines: *Exist*
Real hardcore weeaboos: "Y'all hear sumn?"
Lol
Interesting
epic wholesome kawai anime cancels out not apologizing for war crimes, apparently
Wait was the Theatre a coverup
SO TRUE. I have a friend who's a mega Dragonball fan of all things and I brought up these innumerable crimes once when we were talking about Japan. He basically implies that one lackluster apology for some random massacre (among many) by some low-ranking government official somehow exonerates the whole of the Japanese people from their horrible crimes against the people of South-East Asia. DISGUSTING.
my great grand father was one of the Filipino soldier who didn't make it. watching this made me sentimental and recall the stories of my grand mother about the death march. Every year we visit still visit an unmarked grave in the libingan ng mga bayani (tomb of heroes) to pay our respect for his sacrifices.
The person my school is named after was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. His name was Benjamin Charles Steele, and he died shortly before the school opened. His wife, Shirley, is still alive and recently came to the school for Ben’s birthday. During an interview with Ben while the school was being built, he said that he forgave the Japanese even after all they did. I know he didn’t think that there was any use in holding grudges against anyone, so he didn’t hold a grudge with Japan. He always wore the widest smile you’ve ever seen, and I hope he is resting in peace.
I read the book Tears in the darkness. Great book. Should be made into a movie.
My grandma told me a story that one of my anchestors had escaped in the death march and survived by eating some chili while walking in mountains after he escaped.He had arrived on her family in Bicol .I am so proud of him .RIP 👴
How many war crimes did you commit?
Japan: *yes*
Hai
Japan: I’ve never committed a war crime in my entire life!
Japan in ww2 was a crime
*y e s*
@@liam6170 Japan is a crime
My Great-Grandfather escaped that horrible and brutal march, but thank god he save him
Rest in peace...P/Maj. Zosimo L. Lobo (1917-1993)♥️👏🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
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My Grandfather was in the US Army in the Philippines and was captured and ended up participating in the death march, however, he was cleaver enough to escape and ended up living in a village until the end of the war....he did get very ill but was nursed back to life by the villagers. He is very greatful to the Filipinos who did all they can to help the American fighting men and women.
There was no women on that march. Schmooze away though, hen pecked one!
My grandpa was born when the war ended, my great grandfather was a guerilla soldier of the Philippines. He almost got caught by the japanese.
my grandfather was born when the war ended too
Guerilla well try their best to counter atk 60% of the invaded land in that said country they managed to regained
> Great grandfather fought against the Japanese and almost got killed by them
> Great grandson becomes a weeb
@@arjansingh1777 used to be on 2020 not now got bored with it already
@@arjansingh1777 Traitor detected
My grandfather was in the Philippine Scouts. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor. He was part of the Bataan death march and marched all the way to Tarlac.
This death march inevitably took a toll on his long term health as he suffered from Tuberculosis post-war till his death in 1956.
Never met him but heard great stories about him.
I hope your grandfather restsin peace.
@@floofydoofy6001 *rest in
the japanese government should have paid him war compensation for their sick treatment of POWs. It's an outrage that this country is allowed to exist. It should have been broken in half and the southern part given to the nations they brutalized.
Random Japanese soldier when he sees medic: Geneva convention more like Geneva suggestion
@salty sailor lol
I just said it don’t have to get copyright about it or anything
@salty sailor I know it wasn't a joke I just thought the way you said it was funny
Bruh it’s a meme
People do the same thing
Remember, Japan still denies all their war crimes to this day.
Japanese government is puppet of US since after WW2 and its keep apolagizing for its war crimes with rutine for 76 years
@khong guan They should atleast teach the population about their atrocities and not put it under the rug. It's Disrespectful.
@@localextremist2839 Same could be said of us in the US. Text books don't cover any war crimes, just generalizations of wars.
@@aegis6485 but don't hide all
@khong guan So that makes it ok right?
Grandpa escaped the Bataan Death March by rolling down the cliff with his comrade, then they hid in years on the jungle. They had a monument on the Town Hall, Really happy I saw this video really informative too.
im surprised that they actually didnt hear the thuds of your grandpa and his comrade rolling down the cliff
one lucky pair i would do say
@@misstenaj8369 probably thought they collapsed and died
Respect!!
my great grand father died... glad your relatives survived
If they knew modern terms your grandpa would say I'mma bout to do a pro gamer move
Japan: how many war crimes
Japanese army: *yes*
And all it took for us was to release the sun.....twice
"And that's how I gained my brutality licence"
@@SahilKhan-pq4hd And firebombing Japanese cities.
@@frisos8850 Fully deserved too
US: Want a pardon in exchange for your "scientific experiments"?
Unit 731: Yes
According to a deceased relative (my grandma's uncle was a Filipino soldier), he told this story when he was still alive, when they were forced to walk by the Japanese soldiers, they escaped when the POW's have crossed a bridge somewhere in Northeastern Bataan. They crept to the bushes near the bridge when the Japanese soldiers were busy flogging some dying American and Filipino troops.
The Japanese were busy doing what?
@@kw4584 Flogging, like giving them lashes or beating them up whilst they're dying, a punishment.
@@СтефановићКараџић ohhhh
@Lord Frieza , yep. That's a quick way to cut off their blood and air supply. 😁
No fake news please. That was a Chinese habbit not Japanese.
As a Japanese person.... I am terribly sorry for what people of the generation of my great-grand parents have done before and during the Second World War.
Yeah you better apologize!
@@tennojijuza How exactly is it OP's duty or place to be apologizing for something that wasn't in their control to stop?
@@tennojijuza The Japanese Government is the one that should be apologizing. Considering that they deny the atrocities of the Nanjing, Unit 731 and Comfort Women.
@@jam5533 I just wish the Japanese government would not deny the atrocities of Nanjing, Comfort Women and Unit 731. Many Japanese Government officials and nationalists still deny the events and in most cases have no shame about what happened.
@@tennojijuza it was their cruel government not the people
To this day, I can never imagine how you got through this Tatay. We love you!
Rest In Peace 🕊️
CPL. Sebastian D. Catarata, 75th IB
Rest in Peace po
WAG KAU MANIWALA GAWA GAWA LANG YAN
@@thefallen6104 What?
I dont know if you had the same name of your Grandfather, or you're just a fake.
Friends, I am named after my Grandfather po. I have a picture of his Lapida if y'all want.
Pasensya na po kung di kapanipaniwala 🙇
My grandad survived this, and yeah, same with the other comments, he never really talked about it too.. But my dad told me that the Filipinos did equally worse things to the Japanese too when they could.. he said that my grandad told him that his group scalped a captured Japanese soldier and rubbed salt all over it to torture him, before killing him.. It was war crimes in response to war crimes
@aRctic yeah I'm just stating, these things happen in war
Can't blame him.
Ngl they shouldve crucified him after they scalped him, seems kinda what filipinos do since we heavily believe in christianity, and i mean heavily believe i mean by my mom spanking me if i didnt pay attention to mass.
@@janpatrickmadronero4719 it's also really obvious.. it was guerilla warfare, acts like that would give away your entire unit.. they probably got rid of the body straight away
Oh, I didn't know that
I remember my great grand father telling this story to me. Whenever he did he would cry and my grand father would ease him. Because even though many survived the march he still regretted until this day that he didn’t rescue his comrades even though he knew he couldnt and such actions would also cause the death of those that remained. Back then I wished that he’d tell more stories from the war but now I wish that he couldn’t.
I'm from the Philippines, and my Grandfather's brother was part of the Death March, he was a Lieutenant and worked in Artillery, he managed to survive most of the March but he died when they reached the Camp due to exhaustion and sickness, we haven't managed to get his body, which is sad
I get a feeling my grandpa may have fought along side him as well. He was also in artillery but he was a private. One of the stories that we got was that he was put in charge, and had an Artillery duel with the Japanese because all and or most of the officers were to take part in a cavalry charge.
Bataan Death March: exists
USA: Hippity Hoppity where's Nagasaki?
Should have dropped a third one
@@TheKing60210 Would have but we ran out of nukes on hand.
Japan: A-ANIME ILL GIVE YOU ANIME
@@RiderGeats that's a good deal
@@Yes-ct1md "But rittle do they know... We're going to censhure it!
*evil laughs in Japanese*
15B: " I shall Return "
Philhealth: Asa ka.
Naa na sa mga bank account sa Zürich.
Cringe pinoy check
Anlayo
translation: You wish
Ano"ng kinalaman ng kaso'ng yan sa video?
"The Japanese didn't commit wars crimes." They said "It would be worse to be caught by the germans." they said
War crimes are war crimes. Aint matter if the treatment is both torture
@@-kentaE its a joke
@@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_aaaaaaa it is?
That's what the new age leftist teachers would say
@@-kentaE yea it was a joke
Call of duty: World of Warcrimes
lmao
I would love to see a official game of that
@@fegelsoldat2092 cod
Ah, yes reminds me of the screams of the Japanese in Peleliu as the M2 Flamethrower burns them, or when the execution of German Prisoners in Berlin.
Good old WAW
Simple history never fails to deliver :))
Japanese Generals when they see a guy surender instead of dying:
*Confused bayonette noises*
CrusaderApex
*war crime ensues*
In WW1 my country (Germany) was fought by Japan in the far east. The troops surrendered to Japan after a hard battle and were treated with respect and had many Freedoms for a POW after being deported to the japanese Islands sith some of them even staying there.
Maybe being bayonetted after surrender (not justifying it, it is still a war crime) is what you get when your countrys soldiers go out of control taking no prisoners and afterwards cooking the flesh of their enemys skulls to send them home as "trophy". The US-Japan war was filled with hate to the brim on both sides.
@@本スヴェン um hate to tell u but the Japanese troops that killed ppl that surrendered was them going out of control, its what they where ordered to do as surrendering for the Japanese was weak and showed u had no honour so superiors would tell the soldiers to do that, thats why Japanese soldiers would rather kill them selves instead of surrender
"The Imperial Japanese Army committed a series of war crimes"
Well, that is the understatement of the century.
I can’t BELIVE how I learned so much from this
Feels kinda silly to censor the word "Bastards".
Because UA-cam would demonetize them.
you dont know if youtube has one of his demonetiZe days
Trump did a lot of damage to America. It will take time to purge his supporters.
@@noanyabizniz4333 What does Trump had to do with this comment?
@@noanyabizniz4333 thats so random
Does anyone else learn about this from the book called prisoner of war
i dint learn about it from there but it is one of my favorite books
Yes I did! Henry Forrest is da beast!
Found this out from Blessed are the Merciful.
@@whenzdinner it’s one of my favorite books
Nah, here in the Philippines, we learned it on our 5th Grade
My great-grandma was alive during this. When I asked her about it, she changed the subject and talked about nursery rhymes instead. I could tell that she wasn't too comfortable about it.
She died 2 years ago, healthy and old. I'm grateful.
Japan Must accept war guilt, even if they keep denying many nations still condemn it. Trying to convince people your superior over another proves your weak and need to rely on other nations. Japan got lucky with punishment
I’m reading a book about this. It’s called ghost soldiers. Good book so far. Traumatizing though. It goes into detail about how some people died and got tortured. One dude got fell behind in the March and got smooshed by two tanks and they said he was as flat as the ground. That wasn’t even the worst.
Fun fact: You learn more things with Simple History
yes
@@HawkJammin true,
For me
Maybe
@F**ĆK МЕ - RITA ! you seriously promote your scam website on a video of fallen heroes getting tortured?
How disgusting
Holywood loves to film about Pearl Harbor. Rarely they will film about the Philippines where it was a US territory as well and it's full of US bases, large battles were fought over there.
Talking about war crimes in WWII
Japan and Germany: *gets everyones attention
Soviet Union (sarcastic): Oh my, they are so barbaric.
Katyn Massacre
@@waifuhunter9815 For those who don't know the Katyn massacre was the execution of 22,000 Polish Officers allegedly shot by the NKVD.
@@waifuhunter9815 Well, you read in my mind. Despite this war crime commited on us, my nation still fought at least one of our enemies and Im proud of it.
@@pilifhunter4864 baptized in fire 40 to one
@@ncrranger6409 Thank You.
My great grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan death March. I still found it amazing that he escaped.
Aren't humans just a wonderful species?
Search up the Babi Yar Massacre. Humans are indeed *good people.*
In fact, Simple history should make a video on it.
@@AbrahamLincoln4 or Just look at human History
We are the most fricked up animals in the world
@@kermitinatorbobby7339 agreed
@@kermitinatorbobby7339 well we aren't animals, We are made just like animals but we are different from animals, God made us the Top species and Want us to be Not animals
So shut up
2021 soldier: "I hate long marches!"
1942 soldier: "Bruh?"
@NCR Veteran Ranger ye true
Shrek was able to survive..............………I feel terrible saying that sorry. those soldiers had the guts to make it to the camp for their-family and some even escaped even two soldiers shrek just swam while one soldier built a raft
My grandfather was one of them. And he survived. Proud Apo here!
I'm japanese filipino this feels weird. Knowing my grandma got raped by a Japanese soldier and her husband killed.
Do you feel like being a failed abortion baby based in that info or can you just shrug that off?
I'm Filipino japanese.
my story is similar,
My Filipino grandmother had to hide in the jungle to avoid Imperial troops.
my Japanese grandparents survived Nagasaki atomic bombing.
I hope one day we can heal the deep wounds caused by the war and live in peace as what our grandparents have longed and fought for.
That's why bomb because I'm sorry but true is the japanese has innocent die philippines control but american has help in ph.and attack the american navy ship that's why attack american atuomic bomb.
@@jayarabuyog5423 w h a t?
@@laurnborne3830 god damn, take it easy
My great uncle sadly was one of those who didn't survive this march.
Sorry to hear about that. I wonder if my grandpa ever knew him.
@@Tragicide Thanks, They've made the ultimate sacrifice. We owe our liberty and way of life to them.
F, one of the many legends
Man... the many stories in the comments kinda make me wonder if a small community could be made for events that took place during the March like those who were lucky enough to escape or the stories of the kind acts from the locals
I guess a subreddit?
My friend’s great uncle got revenge on the Japanese for this. He was apart of the Philippine Army and later joined the U.S. Army. He was a demolition specialist and sabotaged Japanese vehicles and bridges, booty traps in the jungle too.
A fuckin chad thats what he is
I like the booty traps!
I am a Filipino and my History teacher was talking about this a week ago so, yeah, more info.
im Filipino too. my great grandpa was one of the US soldiers in the Bataan Death March. he was rescued when some nuns snatched him quickly hid him away like they did for a lot of US/Filipino POWs. those that were caught aiding in their escape was put to death on the spot.
Yeah-
My great-grandfather was a battlefield medic of the Philippine army at that time and died in the Bataan Death March. RIP
Salute to him
My friend survived that march and relived the horrors every day for the rest of his life. RIP Freddy.
"I'll never forgive the japanese!"
-Joseph joestar
Same I also hate em
@@User1-T7R apart from ww2 why do u hate the Japanese?
And yet his son is named after a japanese name.🤣
They shall pay for they have done!
@@thepeskyone filipino here they are cancering the phillipines anime and the phillipines is not gonna be unique when bullshit from other countrys
Nice guys! Its unfortunate the Japanese did this, we're actually learning about this in my American History class.
I was barely taught this
ok
@fake buster Ha, you just assumed most Americans even learn about the Philippine Insurrection which they don’t. Most people in America don’t even know that war even happened because most U.S history classes sweep that entire war under the rug.
We are also stuck learning about other countries history
@@kermitinatorbobby7339 what do you mean this isn't other countries history this is WW2 this affected everyone
My grandma's grandpa escaped the march with his friend by falling of a cliff and eventually reuniting with his family.
This happened during WW2 so how would your grandmas grandpa do that unless your grandma is very young
Found out that my great grandad was apart of this march, he lived through it and was freed by the Russians while he was in the camp, some soldiers deserve every bit of respect and honor they get
Last I checked, there were no Russian troops in the Philippines. They’re only major engagement in Asia during WWII was the invasion of Japanese controlled Manchuria. Nowhere near the Philippines. I do respect your grandpa since he was a survivor, but I doubt Russians were in the Philippines.
@@lonniebailey4989 He was probably in a Japanese prison camp in Manchuria or Korea.
@@lonniebailey4989 I don’t know, I just know he was in the march, I’m not entirely sure about everything since I was told he never liked talking about it
@@johnc4122 That would make more sense if he was transferred to a prison in Manchuria.
@@lonniebailey4989 fun fact the Phillipines harbored russian refugees fleeing from the soviet union since their formation and rise their descendants still live in Zamboanga province and many others to this day
My great grandpa was one of the soldiers that experienced the death march but luckily he escaped by walking beside a woman who just finished doing her laundry (at first I didn't believe it), my mom told me stories about him and when she talks about it, it gives me the chills. I never got the chance to meet him because he died many years before I was born, sadly.😞
I'm from Mariveles, Bataan my elders always told me that they're lucky they didn't experience the death march.
I heard that a lot of the American pacific veterans refused to use any of the products made by Japanese companies which had produced war materials during the conflict, I.e. many of them refused to even get in cars made by companies such as Nissan and Mitsubishi who made things such as trucks and planes, for instance, Mitsubishi making the zero, one of the light naval planes used out at sea by the Japanese
My grand father was the same , and I'm 🇦🇺
Those Japanese corporations used slave labor from Allied POW's, Chinese, and SE Asians during their war efforts. My grandfather refused to buy any Japanese cars until his death. He loved Ford though for a good reason, because Ford trucks donated from America helped him to safety during WWII in China. Every car he owned after that was a Ford.
it’s true my mother had an American Ww2 vet in their clinic, he cursed too much when someone mentioned that “this product was made in japan”
@@mathewkelly9968 oh yeah, the Australians were very involved in the war too, as were the British and Chinese, it doesn’t surprise me what you’ve said because the Japanese were extremely cruel to all their POWs, so was your grandfather in the forces then?
@@dynasty0019 oh yeah, the Japanese used millions of people in forced labour, for instance forcing British POWs to build a bridge across the river quay in Thailand and forcing allied soldiers and SE Asian civilians to build a railway for them in Burma, interesting story about your grandfather though, so was he Chinese? Or was he there for another reason?
History involving the Philippines
Filipinos: Allow us to Introduce Ourselves
Yes but actually semi-no
It may include the word Filipinos but most tend to just ignore the past for we mostly focus on the present.
legit
of course, hahahaaa. - A Fellow Pinoy
@@Donpru uh no Filipinos are like Brazilians in that hearing their own country's name muttered drives them wild. Doesn't really bother me tho tbh
Called it!
My great uncle, Robert J. Bostick, was amongst 68 bodies found in a mass grave in Cabanatuan, Philippines. Forced to suffer a brutal, harsh, and agonizing death. He was 21. Fresh out of school, and was drafted into the war. His last remaining piece of tangible existence on this Earth was a signature he left in his graduating classes yearbook, signing his name for a friend. Two summers later, two months after his birthday, he was marched into the wilderness, never to be seen again.
7:29 The good ole Triple Tap.
Fun fact: During the Bataan Death March, Mario Tonelli was forced to hand over his prized game ring, a keepsake for winning a touchdown in a 1937 championship game to an enemy guard. Moments later, a Japanese officer handed back his ring in his hand and said he had been there the moment Tonelli scored his touchdown. This gave him the strength to survive the harsh captivity in Japanese hands.
That little Iron Cross of yours is just another loser symbol. The US, Russia and China rule the world now and will unify the human race through commerce.
Thank You for doing this..My Uncle DeWayne Mozena was on that Death march and only survived by the Grace of God.When he came out he had a bitterness to anybody from Japan..By the time he graduated to heaven in Jan 1991.He had became a Minster and had a loved for the People of Japan .The only thing he never got over was the smell and eating of fish.Many days I wear something that clearly says POW (ie Hat,,Pin,tie bar,neck tie) as a small tribute to my Uncle and his fellow POWs thru the years.And proudly have a POW sticker on the back of my car..Pow and there families have paid a High price for the Blessings of Freedom we have in the USA.
Wow, he forgave Japan, huh? Good on him. RIP.
My great grandfather was the village chief in one of the Pangasinan states until he was called to fight the Japanese. He was in the Death March, and was one of the victims 😔
F to all the legendary warriors of the USA and the Philippines who fought for what was right and died on that brutal march 😔. Respect.
Korea and Philippines : Makes their own memorials honoring victims of Japanese war crimes
Japan: were s-sowwy hehe ☆*:・ﾟ pwease wemove those statues uwu ^_^
You deserve any likes , man
Clearly you haven't heard of Korean atrocities in the Philippines during the war.
All sides committed atrocities. History is written by the Victors.
Edit: I regret what I said here, feel free to condemn my actions. -Though please no hacking-
@@xirb-4007 That's one less loose ends
Lol
@@xirb-4007 and? The Japanese *forced* them to do it.
Japan's warcime count is bigger than my will to live.
Damn
Damn
Nmad
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And nowadays people victimize the Japanese and condemn the United States' use of the atomic bombs, sure that was an atrocity too and the Japanese citizens didn't have any direct involvement with things like this but many of them still supported the war effort against the USA and the allies, it's definitely reasurring to know many of the soldiers involved in this horrendous act would later perish when the US took back the Phillippine islands.
Everyone in the comments the “Filipinos are watching right now” Filipinos right now zzzzzzzzzz
Wow thanks for all the likes
haha i get it cuz its night
It's already 8am as I'm typing this right now
its already 8 am here in the philipines
yeah i knoe
i woke up like 4 in the morning
My aunt’s grandfather fought in the Second World War. He was severely traumatized by all of this. For my great grandfather on my mother’s side he went up the mountains of Mindanao to hide. He worked with both remaining Filipino and American soldiers. He was close with one who he called Red I think my grandmother said that he came from the state of Alabama. Sadly during the years of occupation my grandmother’s sister died from disease. It spurred a deep hatred for the Japanese that my great grandfather held that during the 1950s my grandmother wrote to a Pen pal from Japan she would be told from her father that they caused her sister’s death and that she should stop writing to them. Eventually he had to forgive them but I didn’t think he actually did inside. I felt that he still despised the Japanese even on his deathbed.
Japan: *commits war crimes*
U.S Army: *You're free trial of war crimes has been expired*
Drops nuke over them
Your*
My husband Uncle was in Davao when the Japanese invaded it. He has papers that tell of the treatment the prisoners went through.
It made me so angry when I read his story and how the American soldiers were abandoned by McArthur telling the men he would be back to rescue them and never returned with reinforcements. His Uncle was if you considered it lucky, he was one of the survivors. After returning home he went through PTSD that was not a diagnosis back then and he took his own life at the age of 21 due to his mental and physical injuries. I never read about this march until I read the article he told a reporter about.
so sorry to hear :( I can fully understand your reaction, its just shocking. There's been so much cruelty not just in WWII but before that. It's insane.