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My grandmother often told us her experience during the war, the horrors of killing makes her cried, she remembered Japanese killed her relatives infront of her eyes. That time she was 4 months pregnant to my father. Luckily it was end of war when she gave birth to my father in 1942. If not we may not be here today. A million thanks to my grandparents who are now in heaven.
My grandfather was around 17 years old when the war broke. He served as a member of the scouting party during the war. After the war ended, he was invited to go to the US to be enlisted as an official US army, but he decided to stay...and here I am today. I was lucky to be able to see him in person. But he passed away at the age of 89.
I'm a Filipino, all of my Great-Grandparents experienced WW2 and all have passed away. I haven't been able to ask them about their experiences, but as a History Buff this documentary about the Defense of the Philippines is a great learning experience for me.
I ask my grandfather and he said as he was a kid he always ask chocolate to the Americans but when japanese attack they hide in the tunnels and don't laugh or make a sound and bomber planes is being heard above the tunnels my grand father is 90+ years old i always ask for that
Check out the movie “The Great Raid” (2005) if you haven’t already. I rented it on Prime Video - that’s the only place I could find it. But we’ll worth the $4 rental fee.
@KAZU the young are not responsible for the sins of those that come before them... they are only responsible to learn about mistakes and keep it from happening again.
Later when MacArthur returned he brought my 19 year old father with him. Dad trained at Fort Bliss, TX and was a proud member of the 1st Cav Division. My father was with the fellow soldiers who re took Luzon Island and Manila the capitol.
@@averagecommenter3006 Thank you for your kindness, He made many comments about how wonderful the Phillipino people were and how brave their soldiers were.
It’s too bad it took MacArthur 3 years to get back to the Philippines. He left 75,000 American and Filipino military behind when he left. All of them were captured by the Japanese. Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers died over those 3 years - my great uncle included (a B-17 bomber, his plane was destroyed on the ground when Japanese attacked due to MacArthur’s unpreparedness). After the Bataan Death March and POW camp, my uncle was forced with others to do slave labor in a Japanese coal mine. He lasted until April, 1945, when he was injured in an accident in the mine and nobody would treat his wounds. He was very close to getting liberated. FDR and MacArthur completely underestimated the resolve and viciousness of the Japanese. Less than 2% of POW’s in Nazi POW camps died... in Japanese POW camps, over 40% died! The Japanese Imperial Army committed atrocities that rivaled the Nazi’s, but unlike Nazi’s they’ll never surrender. They would fight to the death down to the last man. Obviously I have the advantage of hindsight, but I’ll never understand why FDR allowed 75,000 soldiers to be taken hostage by an enemy nation without immediate reprisals... but again, I’m saying this with the benefit of hindsight.
Today, calld Day of Valor, rmembers those who fought bravely to DEFEND th Phil., NOT to FREE th Phil. It used to be calld Fall of Bataan, or Bataan Day. It sounded like celebration of DEFEAT, SO it was renamed Day of Valor.
@@jerryc2709 When asked after the war if horses were useful in the defense of the Philippines a Medal of Honor winner from that unit said "yes, we ate them".
@@stang3787 Well, if you hear what the CCP propaganda machine shouting nowadays, it'll give you a hint. They(CCP) are saying that Asia is for asians, ironically repeating what Imperial Japan is saying during WW2. Strategically speaking, it kinda make sense also to control a country(Philippines) that is a gateway of Asia and literally a "crossroad" according to Sun Tzu's teachings...if ya' look at the map.
Thanks for this. My grandpa and my grandma's brothers fought in the 2nd world war and only my grandpa went home. People back then were very patriotic and are ready to fight for our country. I tip my hat to them. More power to your team! Thanks for creating a good documentary.
NEVER go fight in a war. No one wins but the arms dealers and their greed. Don't glorify this sheet with music and joyful history about death and destruction on a massive scale. You commentors are blind to truth. You were obviously raised by TV.
My neighbor was a US soldier in the Philippines, captured and sent on the Bataan Death March. When the war was over, he gave an interview to Life Magazine about his experiences and the paid him a few thousand dollars, big money back then. He took the money and bought lumber to build a house. Lived there the rest of his life. He was a good guy with a level head on his shoulders. Respect.
Can I ask something Sir About the benefits they got from US I THINK SOMEONE CHEAT US ABOUT THIS MATTER IT IS POSSIBLE THST MY MOTHER CANNOT GET HER PENSION FROM US WE. RECEIVE ONLY ONE TIME THAT WAS 2005 And no more
It was the most devastating war my grandfather was a cook during that time for the Filipino soldiers,my grandmother's brother fought in the war, they went on mountains to hide dig a hole for safety it was hard time I feel sad the grief and hardship.now it was peaceful 50's to 20's but this days a huge,powerful country wants to engage and envade again trying to expand their territories.
IDK if China has territorial claims on the Philippine Islands themselves, but they sure want your nation's claims to the seafloor in the South China Sea. Apparently it's rich in resources that they want to fuel their economy- the Philippines be damned. Good luck with that and with the incoming US administration helping.
@@fringeelements doesn't get involved? So you're saying if China wants to invade the Philippines you want the US and all of its many allies to do nothing
My grandfather was part of Filipino Division under US Army(USAFFE) in ww2. My grandfather was Technical Sergeant and rifleman that time and escaped Bataan Death March and fought until Korean War. Im proud of my grandfather🇵🇭
Why my Grandfather's story is same with you of Serving in the US army, survives Bataan death march (gets a nickname of Bataan boys), Serve also in the Korean war but also in the famous battle of Yultong
OMG!😭😭😭😭😭👊👊👊my family gave a glimpse story about this to over the sad moment. So I'm always seeking information to know the story. And here I am. Crying and the sametime very proud for the brave soldiers who fought to give a victory and peace in our country.
be proud most of the American soldiers. Wag mong kalimutan yan. Sila ang tumulong sa atin. Sila ang nagtrain sa lolo mo para matuto na maging sundalo ganun din sa lolo ko. Wag kalimutan ang kauna-unahang dapat pasalamatan. Hindi ang pilipino kundi America.
ua-cam.com/video/1js16n6IwY4/v-deo.html リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。 The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world. America is, Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants robbed and confiscated property same as nazi
This has to the the most meticulous video documentary on this subject and the quality is also above par. The organizational charts are most impressive. Keep it up.
The whole documentary is WRONG. They didnt mention most of the Anti-Japanese Resistance in the Philippines were led by the Communist Party and a few warlords who later become the traditional politicians of the independent postwar republic.
So glad finally a documentary covering the early days of the defense of the Philippines was made, so far I only have watched the Legacy of Heroes which was focused on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor as well as japanese atrocities after the USAFFE's. Surrendered.
My grandfather and great grandfather was in the Philippines. My grandfather was in the military when the Japanese invaded. Instead of surrendering like everyone else he and my great grandfather hid in the mountains of Mindanao and started a Guerrilla units and my grandfather became head of intelligence and helped General MacArthur where to land in the invasion. Once General MacArthur arrived my grandfather transferred to the 6th Infantry division and was promoted to Major.. 😎
All Guerillas are Based. By definition, you're fighting legit occupation armed forces with artillery and heavy weapons you don't have. You're usually doomed to die but more spring up from your village in outrage to revenge your death.
My Great Grandmother was only 13 when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 8, my grand mother (My Great grandmother’s doughter) told me the family hid somewhere in the forests of Mindanao and one of them would go outside to get food obviously. My great great grandfather, an American farmer who moved to the Philippines, helped supplying food to American and Filipino resistance groups, some relatives even joined the resistance but unfortunately all of them were killed. My great grandmother is currently 92, sadly shes the last surviving member in the family who went through WW2 as her 79 year old sister passed away in 2017.
You appear to have discovered a lot of film footage of the Philippine Army never seen before. Could you do a video on the US Army's Philippine Scouts.There is very limited information on this unit on youtube with a lack of original footage.
When’s part 2 (1942) coming? I wanna hear about the eventual takeover of luzon and the siege of corregidor, along with the policing action in the south
@@iminformedbecauseisawabunc9402We have immensely superior air and naval capabilities. China has long range anti ship missiles and a lot of them. However I don’t believe that will be enough to break an American naval blockade. China’s economy will be wrecked as a result. They won’t get the Coal or Iron ore to make steel China has both iron and coal just not enough of it to feed its economy. China doesn’t consume like America does in its economy. China relies on exports. China also won’t be able to get oil either. Logically China won’t be able to supply ground forces overseas for extended periods. Due to this their manpower or manpower myth is redundant. China can’t fight a war on the defensive they can’t afford to. The United States only has to blockade them and prevent them for using their trade routes in the South China Sea.
Very informative. My grandpa fought on Bataan. He was captured by the Japanese and was part of Bataan Death March. My Grandpa was freed in 1943 but died after a week with my 3 yo dad.
It was the work of US why pilipinos suffer the war... For it was US Vs. Japanese, n not phillipines... That is we now suffer too... Ready ur history n apply it now ask n why..
@@unknwn9418 I'd rather let Japan invade us and be a first class country today rather than being a 3rd world poor country with a bunch of corrupt and greedy government
@@user-mj8zf4qq7u Which countries Japan invaded on WWII that became a "first class country" today mostly because it was invaded by Japan? None. Japan didn't gain any new territories because they lost the war.
I was fortunate to find the US Army "Green Book" on the defense of the Philippines and this superb video was a welcome supplement to the text. Time to read it again! Very sad that the gallant defense of the islands is so little known these days. Many lessons to be learned from this presentation. The sacrifices of the Philippine people should not be forgotten nor their courageous resistance after the surrender.
A great documentary indeed. Also, I would recommend the documentary "A Legacy of Heroes: The Story of the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor" which is available here on UA-cam where you can hear American and Filipino veterans of this particular campaign share the tale in their own words. My late grandfather was a Filipino USAFFE veteran who fought in Bataan, survived the Death March, and was incarcerated in Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac afterwards. He was a 24 year old probationary lieutenant in the Philippine Army back then. He survived the war, got married, and my father was born in 1949.
my wife's uncle was also a Filipino USAFFE vet. He survived but suffered from PTSD after the war. is there a website where we could get more info about the unit he served in?
Very good video documentary and I especially liked the Order of Battles of each sides and their Organization ,that is absent in many other documentaries
my grandparents used to tell me stories of war when i was a child.. i hope we learn from our past.. we need to strengthen our army by training them more and providing latest ammunitions and artileries.. god bless our ww2 veterans.. may god keep them and may we all remember them.. proud pinoy here.. 🇵🇭
My grandparents had to live through the occupation (im half Filipino). My grandfather served with the army as some kind of clerical person and a gorilla fighter. He told me about getting shot in the knee and also about him taking 2 Japanese swords from fallen enemy. My grandmother told me about the Japanese cutting heads off people who didn’t bow to them when they passed them in the street. They were both of full of amazing/sad stories :(
My dad was stationed on Corregidor (59th Coast Artillery, Battery Wheeler) during the invasion. They held out for 6 months before surrendering to the Japanese, and put a big kink in the Japanese timetable. The fact that he survived the battles, and the ensuing 39 months of captivity in Mongolia (Mukden POW camp) is just astounding, the fact of which I owe my own existence, because he got home, married mom and sired us siblings (thanks, dad!). Like many forces stationed in the P.I., he did not have a very good opinion of General McArthur. With historical hindsight, we can see that the entire preparation for war with Japan was not well managed by the US military or the FDR administration, and that, at best, the Philippines defense was only ever going to be a delaying action, as the US was really not ready for full war until possibly 1943. But, as they say, better late then never!
ua-cam.com/video/1js16n6IwY4/v-deo.html リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。 The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world. America is, Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants robbed and confiscated property same as nazi
@@ヤマトウズメ-r1o No argument that Japanese internment in the US was a despicable policy, based on absolutely no evidence that those interned were in any way a threat to national security. Many of the internees were actually American citizens, making the loss of civil rights and dispossession of property, not to mention the loss of years of their lives especially unforgivable. But to equate this policy with the horror of Nazi concentration camps, slave labor and the wholesale murder of Jews and other populations only serves to diminish the absolute evil of the Holocaust.
actually, Americans didn't help the Philippines during that day it seems like American help Philippines cuz they were there and to make it clear (American were in the Philippines and doing some stuff so Americans occupy the Philippines then Japanese invades too they go there and Japanese meets American troops and they fight it is just like for example: American was eating in a plate and Japanese invades and eat the food that was in the plate so what will the American would do of course to fight, Americans wont let another country invades their occupiciation and it was just a good thing that American didn't really colonize or do something to conquer philippines even though they already at the door and they have an opportunity to steal but they don't that the good thing, that y some pilipinos say Americans helps Philippines during that day:) b careful mate...............
I have a letter written by U.S. citizens whom resided in North Luzon and had visited California. They reached Manila harbor Nov. 11, 1941. The circuitous route on the return showed how tense everyone was "Waiting for something to happen".
Thanks, after a long while of watching on our own documentaries in WW2, this is more interesting it's detailed, it gives me excitement on each dates as it was narrated I can feel the tension on how the occupation occurs and the victories later....even thought we know the story from the old school days almost 40 yrs ago...it still refreshes me of our rich historical past in WW2.
my girlfriend is Filipino, the heart that this island nation had is still strong to day. you deserve the best lives, free from our or other influences. im no religious, but i pray for you guys. the liberation of your great nation will never be forgotten, Filipinos demonstrated the true nature of Bayanihan in those fateful days in the 1940s. Mabuhay Pilipinas!!
For outstanding primary reading about the loss of Clark Field, I recommend Wiulliam H. Bartsch's "December 8, 1941, MacArthur's Pearl Harbor" published by Texas A&M Press.
My dad was a Sergeant in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment. On October 20, 1944, he was wounded during the landing at Leyte. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
A very detailed and meticulous video of the War in the Philippines. Could you please make more, I am most interested in the fighting in the interior of Luzon, namely the details of the Japanese who came through and occupied the Solano/Bayombong/Bambang/Santa Fe/Imugen/Malico area and the drive to push them out from Yamashita Ridge in the battles of Salacsac Pass, Villa Verde Trail & Dalton (Balete) Pass.. There is much great history there to be told :)
Salute to all heroes who fights not only in the Philippines during ww2 but those also to foreign countries heroes who fighting for the freedom in every nations❤
*IT IS HEART, not ARMOR.* To see those young Filipino soldiers training with "metal tubes" and "cans" of Campbell's as pretend shell and artillery is woefully heartbreaking. For the Americans stationed in the East, it is understandable how they felt "abandoned." These men, they indeed carried on not because of experience nor materiel, but of "heart." Thank you Grand Uncle, for having fought with these "men of heart."
US forces were abandoned in the Phillipines, British troops were abandoned in Singapore... each man gave his life for a greater good. I give a wholehearted salute to every Allied soldier on the Pacific front simply for the fact that I owe my existence, and my father in turn, and his father's life in turn to the sacrifice these men made to stemp the tide of Shinto Japanese expansion. My heart goes out to the Chinese brothers and sisters who suffered likewise, and continue to suffer under a woeful perversion of Communism, and as well to those Japanese soldiers and civillians who suffered the fate of fighting a misguided war whose consequences they did not understand and whose motives they were powerless to oppose... but the damnation of hell awaits each soldier who partook in the wholesale rape and slaughter of Roman proportions which took place in each and every Japanese conquest.
I remember my grandmother who told stories that during world war 2 in Vigan where she lived on the outskirts of the city, she being in her 20s they hid in a dugged area in "Naglemmengan" located in the mountains to hide from the japanese and bombings. It was a dramatic escape knowing that my abuela suffered much during the war. She noted also that the Japanese soldiers she met were kind.
My grandmother told me that they fled to the mountains as they said that the japanese are scared to go there , they said they climbed trees and dug bunkers just so they wouldn't be seen.
Thank you for this Army University Press. I do have a question. All the literary resources I have on the Defense of the Philippines are based and mostly written here in the United States. Do you have any recommended literary resources from the Philippines' Military and Civilian historical counterparts that we could look into? I'd be curious to see how they documented the war and what their view point was reflecting on the conflict and events leading up to it. Again, thank you for this documentary!
Check "The Fateful Years: Japan's Adventure in the Philippines, 1941-1945" by Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo. The book of two volumes was published way back 1961. A timely book if you want to read on WWII in the Pacific and Philippines. Volume 1 discusses the entire defence of the country and the eventual fall of the country. Volume 2 discusses more on the cultural and daily life aspects of the Japanese conquest, along with the guerrillas still fighting, until the eventual liberation in 1944-1945.
When FDR issued that embargo, they should have prepared earlier against the japanese invading force. Instead of beaches, dugouts and trenches should have been in the capital and the invasion of Lingayen gulf should have been met with guerilla tactics in the mountains. The generals and the pencil pushers in Congress also had the lack of foresight that the Japanese WILL retaliate with such a move.
What i cant understand why the air forces based in the Philippines were still caught in their hangars kniwi g that Pearl Harbor was already attcked. They should have already attackwd Formisa which is wirhin the range of their bombers and fighters.
@@silverhawkscape2677 the problem with that idea was that the Japanese not only had the propensity to attack despite the embargo, they had to pillage China, which means they had the gumption even with the embargo, to carry out their ambitions. This did not go through heads of US politicians at all.
While not completely authoritative, a really neat period work on that topic is ONI 225-J "Japanese Landing Operations And Equipment". This is an official U.S. Navy study written in May 1943. It has general breakdowns of Japanese landing tactics gained from captured documents and prisoner interrogations. There are also neat photos and diagrams of Japanese landing craft and other weapons. You can view the manual online here: docdro.id/eELo1bJ
They all landed without any resistance, if you're actually paying attention to the video, McArthur moved up the entire defenses in bataan, defending every shorelines is way too impossible to cover because of logistics and manpower.
The video abruptly ends after Manila was declared a Open City, and fast forward to the surrender in Mid '42. It avoids the fighting retreat into the Bataan Peninsula, the months of siege, the quick fall of the peninsula after determined defense in April '42. And the difficult decision of Wainwright to surrender all of USAFFE after the landing of Japanese forces on Corregidor.
@@ArmyUniversityPress I hope that is followed up with an intense documentary of the guerrilla resistance, the plight of POWs, civilian internees, and the citizens of the United States' Commonwealth of the Philippines, and the efforts to provide support from the Allies via submarine operations.
@@Jalu3 This is not a socio-political UA-cam channel that will cover these things. This covers actual battles and what lessons can be learned from those battles for the soldiers of today.
My Grandpa Gonzalo Bacea was a WW2 Philippine veteran...He never stop reminding us to not allow War to happen again. No sides really wins. Death and suffering for both are terrible..!!!
A lot of good men and women were lost on each front in the war, from the east to the west, each sacrifice was unique, but the pacific was a whole other beast. Imagine the Japanese actually had the production capacity to keep up with us or enjoy the same resource/food security.
I’m Filipino born but raised in the U.S. Knowing part of this History is important to me, there was also an invasion of Palawan portion of Puerto Princesa in which I was born at. There were many conflicts and campaigns on the islands in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇺🇸 I’m proud to be a Filipino American thank you veterans who fought and died and our brave soldiers of the Philippines during the pacific theatre.
Not a very well known story, but MacArthur's escape from Manila to Australia was pretty epic. They escaped Corregidor at night in patrol boats all the way to Northern Mindanao while Japanese scout planes searched for them. They rode a plane for Australia from an plantation airfield in Bukidnon, just kilometers from Japanese -occupied Davao
ua-cam.com/video/1js16n6IwY4/v-deo.html リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。 The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world. America is, Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants robbed and confiscated property same as nazi
That wasn't epic at all though Do you think that abandoning over 25,000 Filipino and American Soldiers to die brutal deaths under the Japanese, was, in any way, "epic"?
It's always nice to know about the history of our country. My grandparents was alive at the time of war, although I didn't have any chance to ask them about it because my grandfather died early before I was even born and my grandmother is living in another place and only has so much time when she visits.
My grandfather was a medic in the war and was actually in the death march, the story was told by my father since my grandfather can no longer speak when I was born but he told me it was hellish, they were treated badly. I was actually surprised that my grandfather was involved in the war let alone be a medic.
ua-cam.com/video/1js16n6IwY4/v-deo.html リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。 The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world. America is, Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants robbed and confiscated property same as nazi
I am an American living in Manila. I have 23 uncles, and cousins who's names are engraved in the alabaster walls of the American Cemetery at Fort Bonifacio, all died defending the Philippines, all in unmarked graves as their bodies were ripped to shreds and made unidentifiable by the Japanese. I refuse to own a Japanese car to this day, and I love my 2nd home the Philippines. I wish I wasn't looked at with so much disdain as yet another Weestern here to take advantage, and to be taken advantage of.
That's very sad sir... Please accept my deepest respect and thanks for your family who died fighting for the country. Those people will pay for their lack of respect :)
As a descendant of Japanese please accept my deepest condolences and respect to your family members lost in the war. I am deeply saddened by the horror that was forced upon your family and country. I want to give you a different perspective of the war from a Japanese family. The Japanese soldiers fighting for the imperial army thought that their emperor was a true living God. God was ordering them to take arms, they had no choice. Many did not want to go to war, they didn't even know what they were fighting for. My mother lost her Uncle, and Cousin as they offered their lives as Kamikaze pilots. My grandfather my mother's father was forced to fight in Russia, where he experienced all kind of horrors and came back to Japan as a different traumatized person. I am in no shape of form trying to excuse the horrors and atrocities committed by the imperial army of Japan, but I want to make you understand that this War was forced upon the regular Japanese people by the government, and even the Emperor was lied too, this imperial battle structure was taught by the Americans and the British. Everyone is loser in War, it brings out the most horrible of the most gentle people. We are all capable of fighting and making the enemy less human in mind, that is the only way we can accept killing another human.
One soldier said, "When I was at war, everything was chaos. But when it ended, Everything became so peaceful." That means.. If we have problems, don't solve it with problems. Because it will cause more problems.
Just imagine if US Commodore Mathew C. Perry did not open the 200 year old close door policy of Japan in 1853 to allow trade of western goods. When it opened Japan acquired western technology in engineering, chemistry, iron & steel mill, ship building, railroad, arms manufacturing and many more. In about 50 years it became a powerful nation and defeated Russia in a war in 1904-5 in Manchuria and Korea. They even defeated Russian navy to the shocked of the western nations. The French and Germans trained their army while the British trained their navy. It played a big role in World War-I in Eurpoe but was not widely and openly recognized. They withdrew from the League of Nations and joined Nazi Germany to form the Axis power. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 8, 1941, and colonies of Britain, US and France in South East Asia such as Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Burma, Vietnam and many more. The Japanese army, navy and air force would match the US and larger than the British after 90 years since Commodore Peŕry signed the Kanagawa Treaty in 1854 using the gunboat diplomacy. Probably Jaoan would still be backward and its people wearing kimonos, gepta (wooden slippers) and katana (sword) if their doors remained closed today. Since the historic visit of the anti-communist president of US, Richard Nixon to Peoples Republic of China in 1970, diplomatic and trade agreements have developed under the Ronald Reagan and Deng Xiao Ping regimes. The diplomatic ties between US and Taiwan, a capitalist and military ally, was cut off in exchange of China thinking its 1.1 billion people will the consumer of American and western goods. Nope it did not. Its the sexond biggest economy now in the world next to US and serves as the manufacturer of consumer and industrial goods of the world. Its military might now is among the largest and modern. China has sent missions to the moon and over taken the British, French, Germany and Japan. My writing is to share a brief history of two backward countries but were awakened to emerge as world economic and military power. Just imagine if.....!
An argument could be made that Japan modernized and built up it's military as fast as it did because they saw what Europe, and the United states, were doing to every other "nation" in Asia and didn't really feel like becoming a colony.
@@tankdriver67m64 Nope, the reason why Japanese encouraged them to fight against their European and American so they can easily conquer other countries without the help of their colonists. Take Malaysia for example when Japan invaded them they encouraged Malaysians to stand up against the British by saying "Asia are for Asians" and after most of the British troops left Malaysia they conquered Malaysia for themselves.
@@PandaMusic1674 You seem to have missed my point. Japan was no better, and actually a worse master of Asia than the Western Powers, but i was pointing out the hypocrisy of the West condeming Japan for doing pretty much what the West had done to asia for a couple cebturies.
@@tankdriver67m64 You read my mind---it's plain hypocrisy and double standard. Imagine further if Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan just stayed in Europe. The Americas will be ruled by Navajos, Cherokee, Inuits, among others in the north and the Aztecs, Mayans, among others in the south. The American natives could have monopollized the supply of tobacco & chocolate to the whole world on top of its enormous supply of petroleum, gold, silver, and lumber. No black African would been kipnapped and enslaved in the Americas. The Africans will be mining their natural resources like petroleum diamond, gold, vanilla and other precious minerals & metals for themselves and sell them to Europe. The same for Asians, no slavery and their rich natural resources and precious spices would be harvested by themselves and sell to the rest of world. Europe would be begging for Asian tea, silk, ceramic, porcelain, black powder, among others. Because Europeans have been at war among themselves for the last 3,000 years. With the kind of war arsenal they have today they could annihilate themselves and probably only ten percent of its total population would survive. Thus, the natural resources of Europe will be more than enough to serve the need of the surviving Europeans. Then the whole world woild be peaceful. I was inspired by the lyrics of the song "Imagine" written by John Lennon and sang by the Beatles.
My father is from Tayug, he about 9 years old and witnessed the cavalry troopers. They made a temporary HQ by an acacia tree close to the church . He heard an artillery or AT gun firing almost all day across agno river while the troopers withdraw through his town
my grandfather told us his experience that the world war 2 was a massacre war but he also told us that not all the japanese wanted to be in a war one of the japanese captain protected my grandfathers family the japanese told my grandfather that ''he also has a family to protect while i am here can i protect your family as my family'' and that captain's GrandDaughter is now my girlfriend the lesson on what my grandfather said is not everyone who are in a war or invading one country are all bad they are just being forced to do so
This mindset is straight from the heart, if more people was able to think this way, the world would be a better place to live in. As a Japanese descendant I deeply saddened and sorry to hear the destruction and horror the imperial army forced upon your beautiful people and country.
Japan can make such artistic animated movies about their bombings during ww2, but I have yet to see one for South East Asian countries when they were invaded by Japan
Philippines was strong because of the United states, so many allies lives was lost protecting and defending Philippines. And new generation should know that history.
The Japanese actually put up a fiercer defense of the islands than the Americans. most of the destruction the Philippines got from the war was in the American efforts to liberate the islands
The tanks and planes that were damaged during world war 2 are still behind the provincial capitol of Lingayen Pangasinan, they just became a display and are visited by people and tourists. You can see a lot of military equipment there on display, such as the helmet of the American soldier, picture of lingayen gulf during world war 2, And there is also the monument that was built when world war 2 ended. BTW I was just near lingayen and I am proud that I was Born in historical place. #Philippines ♥️
My grandma's father was part of the guerrilla resistance forces in the Central Luzon. I'm always amazed how they tell the story of what happened that time during their younger age. Especially my grandpa who passed away last 2021. He told me that some of the Japanese army are not that cruel, infact there was a time where he broke his arm; one combat medic treats it and drops by daily to see the progress of the recovery. What “Cruel” are the koreans of the Japanese army, you will rarely see an article or documentary about this.
My grandpa was a part of the South Luzon resistance. He told me nothing. I had to learn from my aunt (his daughter.) Turns out he was almost killed in the invasion. I think all the stories are true. Kind people and cruel people everywhere, no matter who they are and where they come from. According to my mom, who also recounted to me what they did to babies then, also said that the Japanese person who was in charge of our town was kind and didn't pull a lot of what others elsewhere did. So our town was much luckier than the others. I have read/seen things about Koreans fighting on the Japanese side but only here on UA-cam.
As a Japanese descendant I am deeply saddened by the horror and terror that was forced upon your family and country by the imperial army. I have heard this story many times, the South Koreans were also known for being extremely ruthless in Vietnam, they lived off of people's fear of their army, this is why they committed atrocities to stir up fear and respect in the people. Many people do not know that most of the soldiers battling in the Philippines where from South Korea that was back then a part of Japan.
My father and his eldest brother were there to help take it back from the Japanese. Dad assigned to the Marines, as a Corpsman, uncle Bob, on a Destroyer, Gunner Mate, Guns
Pequeno detalhe: os filipinos vinham lutando, há anos, pela independência, primeiro contra a Espanha, depois, contra os Estados Unidos. A guerra lhes deu a oportunidade que aproveitaram integralmente
That's why I never bought these very respectful, prim and proper Japanese people. Just one look, you know they have a repressed society. All that rapey and barbaric culture is hidden in plain sight
I prefer being -under european rule for 300 yrs and be a part of E.U. Schengen countries -51st state of U.S. -under a rule of one who will be future superpower in terms of technology and ethics Rather than being indepent for 80 yrs and counting and still left behind by most countries in Asia and being a laughingstock of them.
Thank you, Sir Douglas MacArthur for defending my people and returning, in victory, at Leyte, as you had promised. Thank you, James, mi abuelo, el señor de nuestra familia, por su valor y su fuerza in surviving this epic conflict en su niñoso, and for raising my father Anthony as an American and as a man. Thank you, Joe, second and now-deceased husband of my mother's mother for your heroics at Okinawa. Your struggle was not in vain. You saved my grandfather's life, and you did not live for long enough for me to thank you properly as a man. Thank you, father, and mother, for granting me Sir MacArthur's first name as my second name. Thank you each and every American in Bataan and in Leyte and the other engagements large and small, and you each and every British soldier in the Singapore campaign. Thank you, President Roosevelt, Franklin, for committing to the defense of my people and for appointing Sir MacArthur as defender of my people. Despite the differences you had with Him, you trusted his command.
My great grandpa is 91, he told me terrible horrors during that time. But he also said that many Japanese didn't want to kill, I asked him why you think that and he said "they hesitated many times". He also told me to just forgive them and move on with life. The Japanese killed his carabao for food, and the japs killed his friends and relatives. He also told me he was beyonated once, but the cut wasn't even deep so it quickly healed after a few months according to him. Until now, he still thinks of the horrors during that time.
(I'm filipino from one of the suburbs of Manila) Chatted with the grandmother of my high school classmate back in the day and she told us a story on when she was a little girl studying during the japanese occupation. She said that her and her sisters would hide in the crawl space between the roof and the ceiling of their house every time the japaneses would march through. They'd often stop by their house since they were from a wealthy family and demand food and refreshments. They'd stay up there for hours not making a sound. On her way to and from school she would pass by these large stone stairs that went up the side of a small hill. At the base of those stairs would be the local dumping ground for dead bodies killed by the Japanese. People from as far as neighboring provinces would go over just to see if their missing relatives was part of the gruesome pile, which is a task made more difficult by the pack of wild dogs that would pick and mutilate the bodies at night. Those stairs are still there to this day and I use to pass them regularly. Can't help imaging the mounds of dead bodies that use to pile in the area.
@@langkaers09 They didn't have much choice did they, I mean the whole world underestimated the fighting spirit of the Japanese Soldier. But, as Yamato predicted, once the American industrial might burst into full capacity the writing was on the wall for the soldiers of Nippon.
Japan: Attack on Pearl Harbour Philippines: Invasion at the comment section of literally every video that mentions them. EDIT: I changed Attack to Invasion
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WOW IM FIRST, HI AFTER 3 YEARS 😊
@@krystalmae5557same
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My grandmother often told us her experience during the war, the horrors of killing makes her cried, she remembered Japanese killed her relatives infront of her eyes. That time she was 4 months pregnant to my father. Luckily it was end of war when she gave birth to my father in 1942. If not we may not be here today.
A million thanks to my grandparents who are now in heaven.
Salamat po from America for sharing that. I'm an American, former US Navy, butI like WWII history and been to PH too.
least we forget
What do you mean? World war 2 did not end in 1942.
@@tanyeweestudent6856 Sh4dap
@@tanyeweestudent6856 Commie....
My grandfather was around 17 years old when the war broke. He served as a member of the scouting party during the war. After the war ended, he was invited to go to the US to be enlisted as an official US army, but he decided to stay...and here I am today. I was lucky to be able to see him in person. But he passed away at the age of 89.
wrrgg
@@zes3813 did you stroked?
Kawawa naman yung lolo mo boss
my pop was born 1945..and japanese faces were born on neighborhood as I observed now
omg aldrin??? hahaha
Man we need to update our history classes.
I'm a Filipino history buff so this is much appreciated
yes tama ka dyan.... daming kulang. lalo na sa High Schoo curriculum. daming detalye na namiss out
Tangina boi kung ww2 paguusapan 1sf hanggang 2nd grading yan matatapos
@@lancegigs9022 edsa revolution yung mas pinaprayoridad ng Philippine History dito sa amin.
Puro tungkol sa panahon ng mga spanyol
@@felipeball7778 importante kasi dahil sa panahon ng espanyol Ang pagkagawa ng ating bansa
I'm a Filipino, all of my Great-Grandparents experienced WW2 and all have passed away. I haven't been able to ask them about their experiences, but as a History Buff this documentary about the Defense of the Philippines is a great learning experience for me.
Same, I wish they were still alive for me to ask them.
I ask my grandfather and he said as he was a kid he always ask chocolate to the Americans but when japanese attack they hide in the tunnels and don't laugh or make a sound and bomber planes is being heard above the tunnels my grand father is 90+ years old i always ask for that
Check out the movie “The Great Raid” (2005) if you haven’t already. I rented it on Prime Video - that’s the only place I could find it. But we’ll worth the $4 rental fee.
@KAZU the young are not responsible for the sins of those that come before them... they are only responsible to learn about mistakes and keep it from happening again.
@@JustTheFlecks Just searched it, thanks for the sugestion
Later when MacArthur returned he brought my 19 year old father with him. Dad trained at Fort Bliss, TX and was a proud member of the 1st Cav Division. My father was with the fellow soldiers who re took Luzon Island and Manila the capitol.
From a grateful country, thank you for the courage and sacrifice of your dad.
With outyour dad i could be dead right now thank u
@@averagecommenter3006 Thank you for your kindness, He made many comments about how wonderful the Phillipino people were and how brave their soldiers were.
It’s too bad it took MacArthur 3 years to get back to the Philippines. He left 75,000 American and Filipino military behind when he left. All of them were captured by the Japanese. Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers died over those 3 years - my great uncle included (a B-17 bomber, his plane was destroyed on the ground when Japanese attacked due to MacArthur’s unpreparedness). After the Bataan Death March and POW camp, my uncle was forced with others to do slave labor in a Japanese coal mine. He lasted until April, 1945, when he was injured in an accident in the mine and nobody would treat his wounds. He was very close to getting liberated.
FDR and MacArthur completely underestimated the resolve and viciousness of the Japanese. Less than 2% of POW’s in Nazi POW camps died... in Japanese POW camps, over 40% died! The Japanese Imperial Army committed atrocities that rivaled the Nazi’s, but unlike Nazi’s they’ll never surrender. They would fight to the death down to the last man. Obviously I have the advantage of hindsight, but I’ll never understand why FDR allowed 75,000 soldiers to be taken hostage by an enemy nation without immediate reprisals... but again, I’m saying this with the benefit of hindsight.
@@JustTheFlecks so what is your point?
A grand salute To the men and women who fought bravely to free the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Today, calld Day of Valor, rmembers those who fought bravely to DEFEND th Phil., NOT to FREE th Phil. It used to be calld Fall of Bataan, or Bataan Day. It sounded like celebration of DEFEAT, SO it was renamed Day of Valor.
😭😭😭😭😭👊👊👊👊
They were all 98% percent Americans. America is our only hope then and now.
@@lanalane6838😂😂😂😂
The 26th cavalry was a Philippine Scout unit that had the distinction of being the last US Cavalry Horse unit to have a mounted charge.
And sadly, they had to kill and eat their horses to ward off starvation.
@@jerryc2709 When asked after the war if horses were useful in the defense of the Philippines a Medal of Honor winner from that unit said "yes, we ate them".
Lt Edwin Ramsey of the 26th Cavalry Regiment led the last mounted horse attack in history @ Morong,Bataan Jan 1942,they'd annihilated the Japanese🇵🇭🇺🇸
@@stang3787 Well, if you hear what the CCP propaganda machine shouting nowadays, it'll give you a hint. They(CCP) are saying that Asia is for asians, ironically repeating what Imperial Japan is saying during WW2. Strategically speaking, it kinda make sense also to control a country(Philippines) that is a gateway of Asia and literally a "crossroad" according to Sun Tzu's teachings...if ya' look at the map.
@@RD-kq3ml Be sure to check out the PS four parter at ua-cam.com/video/aLb9PztKVVQ/v-deo.html
Thanks for this. My grandpa and my grandma's brothers fought in the 2nd world war and only my grandpa went home. People back then were very patriotic and are ready to fight for our country. I tip my hat to them.
More power to your team! Thanks for creating a good documentary.
Same here! NLT-engineering division.
NEVER go fight in a war. No one wins but the arms dealers and their greed. Don't glorify this sheet with music and joyful history about death and destruction on a massive scale. You commentors are blind to truth. You were obviously raised by TV.
My neighbor was a US soldier in the Philippines, captured and sent on the Bataan Death March. When the war was over, he gave an interview to Life Magazine about his experiences and the paid him a few thousand dollars, big money back then. He took the money and bought lumber to build a house. Lived there the rest of his life. He was a good guy with a level head on his shoulders. Respect.
Can I ask something Sir
About the benefits they got from US
I THINK SOMEONE CHEAT US ABOUT THIS MATTER
IT IS POSSIBLE THST MY MOTHER CANNOT GET HER PENSION FROM US
WE. RECEIVE ONLY ONE TIME THAT WAS 2005
And no more
It was the most devastating war my grandfather was a cook during that time for the Filipino soldiers,my grandmother's brother fought in the war, they went on mountains to hide dig a hole for safety it was hard time I feel sad the grief and hardship.now it was peaceful 50's to 20's but this days a huge,powerful country wants to engage and envade again trying to expand their territories.
IDK if China has territorial claims on the Philippine Islands themselves, but they sure want your nation's claims to the seafloor in the South China Sea. Apparently it's rich in resources that they want to fuel their economy- the Philippines be damned. Good luck with that and with the incoming US administration helping.
Yes... China wants the Philippines in a bad way.
Well if that happens, hopefully the US doesn't make the same mistake and doesn't get involved.
@@fringeelements doesn't get involved? So you're saying if China wants to invade the Philippines you want the US and all of its many allies to do nothing
@@germanfisch - Correct. Not our problem, and it wouldn't strengthen China.
My grandfather was part of Filipino Division under US Army(USAFFE) in ww2. My grandfather was Technical Sergeant and rifleman that time and escaped Bataan Death March and fought until Korean War. Im proud of my grandfather🇵🇭
Why my Grandfather's story is same with you of Serving in the US army, survives Bataan death march (gets a nickname of Bataan boys), Serve also in the Korean war but also in the famous battle of Yultong
OMG!😭😭😭😭😭👊👊👊my family gave a glimpse story about this to over the sad moment. So I'm always seeking information to know the story. And here I am. Crying and the sametime very proud for the brave soldiers who fought to give a victory and peace in our country.
be proud most of the American soldiers. Wag mong kalimutan yan. Sila ang tumulong sa atin. Sila ang nagtrain sa lolo mo para matuto na maging sundalo ganun din sa lolo ko. Wag kalimutan ang kauna-unahang dapat pasalamatan. Hindi ang pilipino kundi America.
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リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。
The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world.
America is,
Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants
robbed and confiscated property
same as nazi
@@lanalane6838LOL
This has to the the most meticulous video documentary on this subject and the quality is also above par. The organizational charts are most impressive. Keep it up.
Yes, oh and good profile pic
The whole documentary is WRONG. They didnt mention most of the Anti-Japanese Resistance in the Philippines were led by the Communist Party and a few warlords who later become the traditional politicians of the independent postwar republic.
@@TheMaster4534 So what you're saying is that its mostly the communist party and traditional politicians who have the courage to fight for freedom?
Uuuuh. This was the EARLY defense of the Philippines.
@@TheMaster4534 Exactly.
So glad finally a documentary covering the early days of the defense of the Philippines was made, so far I only have watched the Legacy of Heroes which was focused on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor as well as japanese atrocities after the USAFFE's. Surrendered.
My grandfather and great grandfather was in the Philippines. My grandfather was in the military when the Japanese invaded. Instead of surrendering like everyone else he and my great grandfather hid in the mountains of Mindanao and started a Guerrilla units and my grandfather became head of intelligence and helped General MacArthur where to land in the invasion. Once General MacArthur arrived my grandfather transferred to the 6th Infantry division and was promoted to Major.. 😎
Based and guerrilla-pilled.
My grandpa was there as army air corp. Neat bro
@@platinumencasedpenile4812 * Air Corp
All Guerillas are Based. By definition, you're fighting legit occupation armed forces with artillery and heavy weapons you don't have. You're usually doomed to die but more spring up from your village in outrage to revenge your death.
@@sgtbr2564 thx
My Great Grandmother was only 13 when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 8, my grand mother (My Great grandmother’s doughter) told me the family hid somewhere in the forests of Mindanao and one of them would go outside to get food obviously. My great great grandfather, an American farmer who moved to the Philippines, helped supplying food to American and Filipino resistance groups, some relatives even joined the resistance but unfortunately all of them were killed. My great grandmother is currently 92, sadly shes the last surviving member in the family who went through WW2 as her 79 year old sister passed away in 2017.
Condolences for her sisters and may God give her a longer life
You appear to have discovered a lot of film footage of the Philippine Army never seen before. Could you do a video on the US Army's Philippine Scouts.There is very limited information on this unit on youtube with a lack of original footage.
When’s part 2 (1942) coming? I wanna hear about the eventual takeover of luzon and the siege of corregidor, along with the policing action in the south
Soon!!
its out its called Surrender of the philippines 1942
Excellent lessons here; one that, I fear, might be applied to any conflict with China.
its a cliché
We don’t fear the Chinese we fear the consequences of “that conflict”. But we’ll beat em that’s for certain.
@@alexpeterson849 Why is that certain?
@@alexpeterson849 Oh wait your probably american
@@iminformedbecauseisawabunc9402We have immensely superior air and naval capabilities. China has long range anti ship missiles and a lot of them. However I don’t believe that will be enough to break an American naval blockade. China’s economy will be wrecked as a result. They won’t get the Coal or Iron ore to make steel China has both iron and coal just not enough of it to feed its economy. China doesn’t consume like America does in its economy. China relies on exports. China also won’t be able to get oil either. Logically China won’t be able to supply ground forces overseas for extended periods. Due to this their manpower or manpower myth is redundant. China can’t fight a war on the defensive they can’t afford to. The United States only has to blockade them and prevent them for using their trade routes in the South China Sea.
Very informative. My grandpa fought on Bataan. He was captured by the Japanese and was part of Bataan Death March. My Grandpa was freed in 1943 but died after a week with my 3 yo dad.
It was the work of US why pilipinos suffer the war...
For it was US Vs. Japanese, n not phillipines... That is we now suffer too... Ready ur history n apply it now ask n why..
@@edgarbendanillo7929 Japan wants to conquer Asia in the first place anyway
@@edgarbendanillo7929 It would've been worse for the Philippines if the U.S wasn't there
@@unknwn9418 I'd rather let Japan invade us and be a first class country today rather than being a 3rd world poor country with a bunch of corrupt and greedy government
@@user-mj8zf4qq7u Which countries Japan invaded on WWII that became a "first class country" today mostly because it was invaded by Japan? None. Japan didn't gain any new territories because they lost the war.
I was fortunate to find the US Army "Green Book" on the defense of the Philippines and this superb video was a welcome supplement to the text. Time to read it again! Very sad that the gallant defense of the islands is so little known these days. Many lessons to be learned from this presentation. The sacrifices of the Philippine people should not be forgotten nor their courageous resistance after the surrender.
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A great documentary indeed. Also, I would recommend the documentary "A Legacy of Heroes: The Story of the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor" which is available here on UA-cam where you can hear American and Filipino veterans of this particular campaign share the tale in their own words.
My late grandfather was a Filipino USAFFE veteran who fought in Bataan, survived the Death March, and was incarcerated in Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac afterwards. He was a 24 year old probationary lieutenant in the Philippine Army back then. He survived the war, got married, and my father was born in 1949.
Yes I live in New Mexico we had so many veterans from here that was in the bataan death march we even named a school bataan.
my wife's uncle was also a Filipino USAFFE vet. He survived but suffered from PTSD after the war. is there a website where we could get more info about the unit he served in?
@@nelsonian Oh yeah the veterans who came back here were the same.
Wow di ko alam yan ah. Good to know kuya.
Very good video documentary and I especially liked the Order of Battles of each sides and their Organization ,that is absent in many other documentaries
my grandparents used to tell me stories of war when i was a child.. i hope we learn from our past.. we need to strengthen our army by training them more and providing latest ammunitions and artileries.. god bless our ww2 veterans.. may god keep them and may we all remember them.. proud pinoy here.. 🇵🇭
So you want latest artillery and powerful guns i dont think our country can afford that
Love ❤️ and respect from 🇫🇲 Micronesia, my grandparents had to go through WW2 in their backyard too. Love my Philippino brothers and sisters. 🇵🇭
My grandparents had to live through the occupation (im half Filipino). My grandfather served with the army as some kind of clerical person and a gorilla fighter. He told me about getting shot in the knee and also about him taking 2 Japanese swords from fallen enemy. My grandmother told me about the Japanese cutting heads off people who didn’t bow to them when they passed them in the street. They were both of full of amazing/sad stories :(
😁😅 Gorilla fighter🦍
✌️😅😆 It was guerrilla warfare
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As a descendant of the Japanese, I am deeply saddened by the cruelty and horror that the imperial army forced upon your family and country...
My dad was stationed on Corregidor (59th Coast Artillery, Battery Wheeler) during the invasion. They held out for 6 months before surrendering to the Japanese, and put a big kink in the Japanese timetable. The fact that he survived the battles, and the ensuing 39 months of captivity in Mongolia (Mukden POW camp) is just astounding, the fact of which I owe my own existence, because he got home, married mom and sired us siblings (thanks, dad!). Like many forces stationed in the P.I., he did not have a very good opinion of General McArthur. With historical hindsight, we can see that the entire preparation for war with Japan was not well managed by the US military or the FDR administration, and that, at best, the Philippines defense was only ever going to be a delaying action, as the US was really not ready for full war until possibly 1943. But, as they say, better late then never!
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リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。
The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world.
America is,
Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants
robbed and confiscated property
same as nazi
@@ヤマトウズメ-r1o No argument that Japanese internment in the US was a despicable policy, based on absolutely no evidence that those interned were in any way a threat to national security. Many of the internees were actually American citizens, making the loss of civil rights and dispossession of property, not to mention the loss of years of their lives especially unforgivable. But to equate this policy with the horror of Nazi concentration camps, slave labor and the wholesale murder of Jews and other populations only serves to diminish the absolute evil of the Holocaust.
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Man were really going down from japan without america.big thank you AMERICA from philliphines 💙
Well this is not the whole truth... america basically living lavish life while in manila and bomb the city when they left.
actually, Americans didn't help the Philippines during that day it seems like American help Philippines cuz they were there and to make it clear (American were in the Philippines and doing some stuff so Americans occupy the Philippines then Japanese invades too they go there and Japanese meets American troops and they fight it is just like for example: American was eating in a plate and Japanese invades and eat the food that was in the plate so what will the American would do of course to fight, Americans wont let another country invades their occupiciation and it was just a good thing that American didn't really colonize or do something to conquer philippines even though they already at the door and they have an opportunity to steal but they don't that the good thing, that y some pilipinos say Americans helps Philippines during that day:) b careful mate...............
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2024?? anyone?
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FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS AMAZING DOCUMENTARY IM FILIPINO AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS DOCUMENTARY THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR❤️
I have a letter written by U.S. citizens whom resided in North Luzon and had visited California. They reached Manila harbor Nov. 11, 1941. The circuitous route on the return showed how tense everyone was "Waiting for something to happen".
You do amazing work
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Wow!😃😃😃 this is the only video that i have seen so many old videos for the first time! Great work!😍😍😍😍
THANK YOU for uploading this
Thanks, after a long while of watching on our own documentaries in WW2, this is more interesting it's detailed, it gives me excitement on each dates as it was narrated I can feel the tension on how the occupation occurs and the victories later....even thought we know the story from the old school days almost 40 yrs ago...it still refreshes me of our rich historical past in WW2.
my girlfriend is Filipino, the heart that this island nation had is still strong to day. you deserve the best lives, free from our or other influences. im no religious, but i pray for you guys.
the liberation of your great nation will never be forgotten, Filipinos demonstrated the true nature of Bayanihan in those fateful days in the 1940s.
Mabuhay Pilipinas!!
For outstanding primary reading about the loss of Clark Field, I recommend Wiulliam H. Bartsch's "December 8, 1941, MacArthur's Pearl Harbor" published by Texas A&M Press.
thx for the info. i have it on order from amazon.
It's a superb and underappreciated work.
My dad was a Sergeant in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment. On October 20, 1944, he was wounded during the landing at Leyte. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
A very detailed and meticulous video of the War in the Philippines. Could you please make more, I am most interested in the fighting in the interior of Luzon, namely the details of the Japanese who came through and occupied the Solano/Bayombong/Bambang/Santa Fe/Imugen/Malico area and the drive to push them out from Yamashita Ridge in the battles of Salacsac Pass, Villa Verde Trail & Dalton (Balete) Pass.. There is much great history there to be told :)
Salute to all heroes who fights not only in the Philippines during ww2 but those also to foreign countries heroes who fighting for the freedom in every nations❤
*IT IS HEART, not ARMOR.*
To see those young Filipino soldiers training with "metal tubes" and "cans" of Campbell's as pretend shell and artillery is woefully heartbreaking.
For the Americans stationed in the East, it is understandable how they felt "abandoned."
These men, they indeed carried on not because of experience nor materiel, but of "heart."
Thank you Grand Uncle, for having fought with these "men of heart."
Marcos parin
Thats what kids do when its new year
US forces were abandoned in the Phillipines, British troops were abandoned in Singapore... each man gave his life for a greater good. I give a wholehearted salute to every Allied soldier on the Pacific front simply for the fact that I owe my existence, and my father in turn, and his father's life in turn to the sacrifice these men made to stemp the tide of Shinto Japanese expansion. My heart goes out to the Chinese brothers and sisters who suffered likewise, and continue to suffer under a woeful perversion of Communism, and as well to those Japanese soldiers and civillians who suffered the fate of fighting a misguided war whose consequences they did not understand and whose motives they were powerless to oppose... but the damnation of hell awaits each soldier who partook in the wholesale rape and slaughter of Roman proportions which took place in each and every Japanese conquest.
Ughh those cans you're talking about are new year noise makers, they are not for training.... Also the AFP train with real artillery.
@@AMRARDvermebrungruppe Lies!
I remember my grandmother who told stories that during world war 2 in Vigan where she lived on the outskirts of the city, she being in her 20s they hid in a dugged area in "Naglemmengan" located in the mountains to hide from the japanese and bombings. It was a dramatic escape knowing that my abuela suffered much during the war. She noted also that the Japanese soldiers she met were kind.
As a Japanese descendant I am deeply saddened by the horrors and cruelty that was forced upon your family by the imperial army...
My grandmother told me that they fled to the mountains as they said that the japanese are scared to go there , they said they climbed trees and dug bunkers just so they wouldn't be seen.
A wonderful coverage, gladly liked and linked.
Thank you for this Army University Press. I do have a question. All the literary resources I have on the Defense of the Philippines are based and mostly written here in the United States. Do you have any recommended literary resources from the Philippines' Military and Civilian historical counterparts that we could look into? I'd be curious to see how they documented the war and what their view point was reflecting on the conflict and events leading up to it.
Again, thank you for this documentary!
Check "The Fateful Years: Japan's Adventure in the Philippines, 1941-1945" by Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo. The book of two volumes was published way back 1961. A timely book if you want to read on WWII in the Pacific and Philippines.
Volume 1 discusses the entire defence of the country and the eventual fall of the country. Volume 2 discusses more on the cultural and daily life aspects of the Japanese conquest, along with the guerrillas still fighting, until the eventual liberation in 1944-1945.
I like this documentary, very clear and a lot of videos, new subscriber from the philippines!
Awesome, thank you!
Can't wait to see the second film now!
When FDR issued that embargo, they should have prepared earlier against the japanese invading force. Instead of beaches, dugouts and trenches should have been in the capital and the invasion of Lingayen gulf should have been met with guerilla tactics in the mountains. The generals and the pencil pushers in Congress also had the lack of foresight that the Japanese WILL retaliate with such a move.
What i cant understand why the air forces based in the Philippines were still caught in their hangars kniwi g that Pearl Harbor was already attcked. They should have already attackwd Formisa which is wirhin the range of their bombers and fighters.
@@silverhawkscape2677 the problem with that idea was that the Japanese not only had the propensity to attack despite the embargo, they had to pillage China, which means they had the gumption even with the embargo, to carry out their ambitions. This did not go through heads of US politicians at all.
I would like to know more about how japanese beach landings were conducted and what kind of resistance they faced
While not completely authoritative, a really neat period work on that topic is ONI 225-J "Japanese Landing Operations And Equipment". This is an official U.S. Navy study written in May 1943. It has general breakdowns of Japanese landing tactics gained from captured documents and prisoner interrogations. There are also neat photos and diagrams of Japanese landing craft and other weapons. You can view the manual online here: docdro.id/eELo1bJ
They all landed without any resistance, if you're actually paying attention to the video, McArthur moved up the entire defenses in bataan, defending every shorelines is way too impossible to cover because of logistics and manpower.
This is one of the most detailed videos I've seen about the war in the Philippines, a lot of details aren't even in our own Philippine History Books.
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You have a little problem on spelling bud
@@ajbulan2029 you have a little problem knowing that there not English speaking. There japanese
@@imrubbish8182 oh crap my bad
@@imrubbish8182 Our Country's name wasnt in other languange.
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I rather watch video's like this nor learning from school
The video abruptly ends after Manila was declared a Open City, and fast forward to the surrender in Mid '42. It avoids the fighting retreat into the Bataan Peninsula, the months of siege, the quick fall of the peninsula after determined defense in April '42. And the difficult decision of Wainwright to surrender all of USAFFE after the landing of Japanese forces on Corregidor.
Our next film will discuss the Fall of the Philippines. Stay tuned!
@@ArmyUniversityPress Cant wait! Wonderful content.
@@ArmyUniversityPress I hope that is followed up with an intense documentary of the guerrilla resistance, the plight of POWs, civilian internees, and the citizens of the United States' Commonwealth of the Philippines, and the efforts to provide support from the Allies via submarine operations.
@@Jalu3 This is not a socio-political UA-cam channel that will cover these things. This covers actual battles and what lessons can be learned from those battles for the soldiers of today.
@@Jalu3 This channel covers actual conventional battles though.
My Grandpa Gonzalo Bacea was a WW2 Philippine veteran...He never stop reminding us to not allow War to happen again. No sides really wins. Death and suffering for both are terrible..!!!
thank you for this documentary
My late uncle Lt. Gen. Joe H. Moore was one of only 3 fighter pilots to defend the sky of Manilla in 12/8/1941
A lot of good men and women were lost on each front in the war, from the east to the west, each sacrifice was unique, but the pacific was a whole other beast. Imagine the Japanese actually had the production capacity to keep up with us or enjoy the same resource/food security.
this needs more views, good job
I LIVE IN THE PHILIPPINES THANK YOU AMERICA FOR DEFENDING MY HOME LAND
America should defense the Philippines because it was a colony At that time when the Japanese Empire invaded the Philippines.
I’m Filipino born but raised in the U.S. Knowing part of this History is important to me, there was also an invasion of Palawan portion of Puerto Princesa in which I was born at. There were many conflicts and campaigns on the islands in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇺🇸 I’m proud to be a Filipino American thank you veterans who fought and died and our brave soldiers of the Philippines during the pacific theatre.
Not a very well known story, but MacArthur's escape from Manila to Australia was pretty epic.
They escaped Corregidor at night in patrol boats all the way to Northern Mindanao while Japanese scout planes searched for them. They rode a plane for Australia from an plantation airfield in Bukidnon, just kilometers from Japanese -occupied Davao
About 25,000 American soldiers would have loved such an epic journey, but hey! The death march was fun.
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リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。
The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world.
America is,
Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants
robbed and confiscated property
same as nazi
That wasn't epic at all though
Do you think that abandoning over 25,000 Filipino and American Soldiers to die brutal deaths under the Japanese, was, in any way, "epic"?
Ay you released this vid on my birthday, plus my favorite subject for a yt content, WW2 of pacific theatre
Tnx to Cory Reign she Re-Write Most of Philippines History to make them a Hero and remove most important detail in our history.
Re-wrote
Re wrote
Hahahahaha
What particular in our history did she revised?
QAnon, pinoy version
you deserve a sub...... Great, heavily detailed video here.
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@@NickSchale I've watched it already bro. thanks
It's always nice to know about the history of our country. My grandparents was alive at the time of war, although I didn't have any chance to ask them about it because my grandfather died early before I was even born and my grandmother is living in another place and only has so much time when she visits.
In great detail thanks.
My grandfather was a medic in the war and was actually in the death march, the story was told by my father since my grandfather can no longer speak when I was born but he told me it was hellish, they were treated badly. I was actually surprised that my grandfather was involved in the war let alone be a medic.
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リトアニアの日本国総領事館に赴任していた杉原千畝がナチス・ドイツの迫害から逃れてきた多くのユダヤ難民を救出した逸話は、「東洋のシンドラー」として国内外に広く知られるようになった。その一方で、もう一人の「東洋のシンドラー」、樋口季一郎陸軍中将の史実は知られることが少ない。杉原が救ったとされるユダヤ人の数6000人を優に上回る2万人のユダヤ人を樋口中将が救ったことは、ユダヤ人社会で記録に留められているほどだが、今、彼の功績を広く世界に伝えるべく、日本、イスラエル、米国で連携の輪が広がろうとしている。
The anecdote that Chiune Sugihara, who had been assigned to the Consul General of Japan in Lithuania, rescued many Jewish refugees who had fled the persecution of Nazi Germany, became widely known at home and abroad as the "Oriental Sindler." On the other hand, the historical facts of another "Oriental Sindler", Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi, are rarely known. It is recorded in the Jewish community that General Higuchi saved 20,000 Jews, well over 6,000 Jews allegedly saved by Sugihara, but now his achievements. The circle of cooperation is about to spread in Japan, Israel, and the United States in order to spread the word to the world.
America is,
Concentration camp for Japanese immigrants
robbed and confiscated property
same as nazi
Damn, the bataan death march was hell. Literally i salute to your grandfather for supporting and supplying the soldiers and people ❤
lolo ko world war 2 soldier din buhay pa hanggang ngayon 93 years old kaka tanggap lang nila ngayon ng award sa bohol tagbilaran. ❣️🙏
I am an American living in Manila. I have 23 uncles, and cousins who's names are engraved in the alabaster walls of the American Cemetery at Fort Bonifacio, all died defending the Philippines, all in unmarked graves as their bodies were ripped to shreds and made unidentifiable by the Japanese. I refuse to own a Japanese car to this day, and I love my 2nd home the Philippines. I wish I wasn't looked at with so much disdain as yet another Weestern here to take advantage, and to be taken advantage of.
That's very sad sir... Please accept my deepest respect and thanks for your family who died fighting for the country. Those people will pay for their lack of respect :)
As a descendant of Japanese please accept my deepest condolences and respect to your family members lost in the war. I am deeply saddened by the horror that was forced upon your family and country. I want to give you a different perspective of the war from a Japanese family. The Japanese soldiers fighting for the imperial army thought that their emperor was a true living God. God was ordering them to take arms, they had no choice. Many did not want to go to war, they didn't even know what they were fighting for. My mother lost her Uncle, and Cousin as they offered their lives as Kamikaze pilots. My grandfather my mother's father was forced to fight in Russia, where he experienced all kind of horrors and came back to Japan as a different traumatized person. I am in no shape of form trying to excuse the horrors and atrocities committed by the imperial army of Japan, but I want to make you understand that this War was forced upon the regular Japanese people by the government, and even the Emperor was lied too, this imperial battle structure was taught by the Americans and the British. Everyone is loser in War, it brings out the most horrible of the most gentle people. We are all capable of fighting and making the enemy less human in mind, that is the only way we can accept killing another human.
Thanks for the video
My great grandfathers brother fought in the Philippines in the us army 🇺🇸
1905
@@vomesaupa7229 what ?
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Philippine-American War
1899
@@vomesaupa7229 that's ww2 1941-1945
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Not much talked about, but many people were killed in this war
One soldier said,
"When I was at war, everything was chaos. But when it ended, Everything became so peaceful."
That means.. If we have problems, don't solve it with problems. Because it will cause more problems.
Wow. I really liked this. Since this is where my great grandfather fought. He was a Private First Class. He was in the 51st Infantry division.
Just imagine if US Commodore Mathew C. Perry did not open the 200 year old close door policy of Japan in 1853 to allow trade of western goods. When it opened Japan acquired western technology in engineering, chemistry, iron & steel mill, ship building, railroad, arms manufacturing and many more. In about 50 years it became a powerful nation and defeated Russia in a war in 1904-5 in Manchuria and Korea. They even defeated Russian navy to the shocked of the western nations. The French and Germans trained their army while the British trained their navy. It played a big role in World War-I in Eurpoe but was not widely and openly recognized. They withdrew from the League of Nations and joined Nazi Germany to form the Axis power. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 8, 1941, and colonies of Britain, US and France in South East Asia such as Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Burma, Vietnam and many more. The Japanese army, navy and air force would match the US and larger than the British after 90 years since Commodore Peŕry signed the Kanagawa Treaty in 1854 using the gunboat diplomacy. Probably Jaoan would still be backward and its people wearing kimonos, gepta (wooden slippers) and katana (sword) if their doors remained closed today.
Since the historic visit of the anti-communist president of US, Richard Nixon to Peoples Republic of China in 1970, diplomatic and trade agreements have developed under the Ronald Reagan and Deng Xiao Ping regimes. The diplomatic ties between US and Taiwan, a capitalist and military ally, was cut off in exchange of China thinking its 1.1 billion people will the consumer of American and western goods. Nope it did not. Its the sexond biggest economy now in the world next to US and serves as the manufacturer of consumer and industrial goods of the world. Its military might now is among the largest and modern. China has sent missions to the moon and over taken the British, French, Germany and Japan. My writing is to share a brief history of two backward countries but were awakened to emerge as world economic and military power. Just imagine if.....!
And to think philippines was second to japan in the 50’s is just crazy. We Filipinos done fucked up.
An argument could be made that Japan modernized and built up it's military as fast as it did because they saw what Europe, and the United states, were doing to every other "nation" in Asia and didn't really feel like becoming a colony.
@@tankdriver67m64 Nope, the reason why Japanese encouraged them to fight against their European and American so they can easily conquer other countries without the help of their colonists. Take Malaysia for example when Japan invaded them they encouraged Malaysians to stand up against the British by saying "Asia are for Asians" and after most of the British troops left Malaysia they conquered Malaysia for themselves.
@@PandaMusic1674 You seem to have missed my point. Japan was no better, and actually a worse master of Asia than the Western Powers, but i was pointing out the hypocrisy of the West condeming Japan for doing pretty much what the West had done to asia for a couple cebturies.
@@tankdriver67m64 You read my mind---it's plain hypocrisy and double standard.
Imagine further if Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan just stayed in Europe. The Americas will be ruled by Navajos, Cherokee, Inuits, among others in the north and the Aztecs, Mayans, among others in the south. The American natives could have monopollized the supply of tobacco & chocolate to the whole world on top of its enormous supply of petroleum, gold, silver, and lumber. No black African would been kipnapped and enslaved in the Americas. The Africans will be mining their natural resources like petroleum diamond, gold, vanilla and other precious minerals & metals for themselves and sell them to Europe. The same for Asians, no slavery and their rich natural resources and precious spices would be harvested by themselves and sell to the rest of world. Europe would be begging for Asian tea, silk, ceramic, porcelain, black powder, among others.
Because Europeans have been at war among themselves for the last 3,000 years. With the kind of war arsenal they have today they could annihilate themselves and probably only ten percent of its total population would survive. Thus, the natural resources of Europe will be more than enough to serve the need of the surviving Europeans. Then the whole world woild be peaceful.
I was inspired by the lyrics of the song "Imagine" written by
John Lennon and sang by the Beatles.
December 2024? Anyone? Because of Pulang Araw 🥺
My father is from Tayug, he about 9 years old and witnessed the cavalry troopers. They made a temporary HQ by an acacia tree close to the church . He heard an artillery or AT gun firing almost all day across agno river while the troopers withdraw through his town
I'm glad that he survived the war.
Wow Amazing documentary!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
my grandfather told us his experience that the world war 2 was a massacre war
but he also told us that not all the japanese wanted to be in a war
one of the japanese captain protected my grandfathers family
the japanese told my grandfather that ''he also has a family to protect while i am here can i protect your family as my family''
and that captain's GrandDaughter is now my girlfriend
the lesson on what my grandfather said is not everyone who are in a war or invading one country are all bad they are just being forced to do so
This mindset is straight from the heart, if more people was able to think this way, the world would be a better place to live in. As a Japanese descendant I deeply saddened and sorry to hear the destruction and horror the imperial army forced upon your beautiful people and country.
Japan can make such artistic animated movies about their bombings during ww2, but I have yet to see one for South East Asian countries when they were invaded by Japan
Philippines was strong because of the United states, so many allies lives was lost protecting and defending Philippines. And new generation should know that history.
The Japanese actually put up a fiercer defense of the islands than the Americans. most of the destruction the Philippines got from the war was in the American efforts to liberate the islands
The tanks and planes that were damaged during world war 2 are still behind the provincial capitol of Lingayen Pangasinan, they just became a display and are visited by people and tourists. You can see a lot of military equipment there on display, such as the helmet of the American soldier, picture of lingayen gulf during world war 2, And there is also the monument that was built when world war 2 ended. BTW I was just near lingayen and I am proud that I was Born in historical place.
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@@kyleyamsonmanzanilla8629 hehe 😅
I live in pangasinan
Taga saan ka genalyn?
Ilokano ka?
My grandma's father was part of the guerrilla resistance forces in the Central Luzon. I'm always amazed how they tell the story of what happened that time during their younger age. Especially my grandpa who passed away last 2021. He told me that some of the Japanese army are not that cruel, infact there was a time where he broke his arm; one combat medic treats it and drops by daily to see the progress of the recovery. What “Cruel” are the koreans of the Japanese army, you will rarely see an article or documentary about this.
My grandpa was a part of the South Luzon resistance. He told me nothing. I had to learn from my aunt (his daughter.) Turns out he was almost killed in the invasion.
I think all the stories are true. Kind people and cruel people everywhere, no matter who they are and where they come from. According to my mom, who also recounted to me what they did to babies then, also said that the Japanese person who was in charge of our town was kind and didn't pull a lot of what others elsewhere did. So our town was much luckier than the others. I have read/seen things about Koreans fighting on the Japanese side but only here on UA-cam.
As a Japanese descendant I am deeply saddened by the horror and terror that was forced upon your family and country by the imperial army. I have heard this story many times, the South Koreans were also known for being extremely ruthless in Vietnam, they lived off of people's fear of their army, this is why they committed atrocities to stir up fear and respect in the people. Many people do not know that most of the soldiers battling in the Philippines where from South Korea that was back then a part of Japan.
My father and his eldest brother were there to help take it back from the Japanese. Dad assigned to the Marines, as a Corpsman, uncle Bob, on a Destroyer, Gunner Mate, Guns
I'm so proud of the people in Philippines,and also
to United State of America to help my country,until now
Pequeno detalhe: os filipinos vinham lutando, há anos, pela independência, primeiro contra a Espanha, depois, contra os Estados Unidos. A guerra lhes deu a oportunidade que aproveitaram integralmente
the guy who commented on the live chat is the world's savior
3 years of Japanese occupation was worse than 333 years of Spanish occupation
That's why I never bought these very respectful, prim and proper Japanese people. Just one look, you know they have a repressed society. All that rapey and barbaric culture is hidden in plain sight
I prefer being
-under european rule for 300 yrs and be a part of E.U. Schengen countries
-51st state of U.S.
-under a rule of one who will be future superpower in terms of technology and ethics
Rather than being indepent for 80 yrs and counting and still left behind by most countries in Asia and being a laughingstock of them.
@John rey Parreño saan mo hinugot yan? sa puwit mong hawak ng mga instik. namo
@@raptorxxxx-dd1fh You mad by facts? This country is fucking hopeless..
@@HentsSauce then leave it its easy
3:44 Jones bridge ❤️
I watch this because of my grandpa. He was a Filipino army during world war II. He past last Nov. 26 2021
Condolence🙏
May i ask what happened in Mindanao po yung sinakop tayo ng America curious lang po kung lumaban ba sila sana masagot
Thank you, Sir Douglas MacArthur for defending my people and returning, in victory, at Leyte, as you had promised.
Thank you, James, mi abuelo, el señor de nuestra familia, por su valor y su fuerza in surviving this epic conflict en su niñoso, and for raising my father Anthony as an American and as a man.
Thank you, Joe, second and now-deceased husband of my mother's mother for your heroics at Okinawa. Your struggle was not in vain. You saved my grandfather's life, and you did not live for long enough for me to thank you properly as a man.
Thank you, father, and mother, for granting me Sir MacArthur's first name as my second name.
Thank you each and every American in Bataan and in Leyte and the other engagements large and small, and you each and every British soldier in the Singapore campaign.
Thank you, President Roosevelt, Franklin, for committing to the defense of my people and for appointing Sir MacArthur as defender of my people. Despite the differences you had with Him, you trusted his command.
My great grandpa is 91, he told me terrible horrors during that time. But he also said that many Japanese didn't want to kill, I asked him why you think that and he said "they hesitated many times". He also told me to just forgive them and move on with life. The Japanese killed his carabao for food, and the japs killed his friends and relatives. He also told me he was beyonated once, but the cut wasn't even deep so it quickly healed after a few months according to him. Until now, he still thinks of the horrors during that time.
This vedio is good from school children to university students for there sillubus.And improve there knowledge.They can get informations for this vedio
They can get informations about war
good day, this is a great documentary, i just want to ask if i can use some parts of it for my son's history report
(I'm filipino from one of the suburbs of Manila)
Chatted with the grandmother of my high school classmate back in the day and she told us a story on when she was a little girl studying during the japanese occupation. She said that her and her sisters would hide in the crawl space between the roof and the ceiling of their house every time the japaneses would march through. They'd often stop by their house since they were from a wealthy family and demand food and refreshments. They'd stay up there for hours not making a sound.
On her way to and from school she would pass by these large stone stairs that went up the side of a small hill. At the base of those stairs would be the local dumping ground for dead bodies killed by the Japanese. People from as far as neighboring provinces would go over just to see if their missing relatives was part of the gruesome pile, which is a task made more difficult by the pack of wild dogs that would pick and mutilate the bodies at night.
Those stairs are still there to this day and I use to pass them regularly. Can't help imaging the mounds of dead bodies that use to pile in the area.
"give me 10,000 filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Douglas MacArthur
*surrenders after months
@@langkaers09 They didn't have much choice did they, I mean the whole world underestimated the fighting spirit of the Japanese Soldier. But, as Yamato predicted, once the American industrial might burst into full capacity the writing was on the wall for the soldiers of Nippon.
It's funny how many times the quote "Give me X soldiers and I will conquer the world" gets used and attributed to 20 different historical generals.
Marcos parin
@@mashumswows1650 *yamamoto. isoroku yamamoto
Japan: Attack on Pearl Harbour
Philippines: Invasion at the comment section of literally every video that mentions them.
EDIT: I changed Attack to Invasion
That’s kinda offensive
only u perhaps are attacking the comment section,, but thos of us learning from the past are delightend by this video
@@ryryken11 actually I as a Filipino, can confirm
@@ryryken11 no he's right we come into the comment section of every video that mentions us
@@ryryken11 bruh I'm literally filipino and my comment wasn't intended to offend anyone.
This is very good! Educational and interesting. Thanks!
Thank you for this very informative video.
I am proud to say that my Grand Father was one of the Filipino veteran..he died at the age of 94 years old.