[Japan] German POWs at Bando Prison in WW I / Baruto no Gakuen
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2015
- This video is based on a true story of what happened in Bando (today's Naruto), Tokushima prefecture in Japan during the First World War. In WW I (1914 -1918), Imperial Japan fought on the side of Britain and France. Japan captured Germans in Mainland Asia which today is called "China (中国)" but back then, "Sina (支那)."
Sina was a colony of the Qing Dynasty, a Manchurian Dynasty. Manchurians moved in to occupy Mainland Asia from OUTSIDE the Great Wall. They are NOT Mainland Asians at all, a foreigner.
Mainland Asia was colonized by foreign powers like Mongols, Turks, Manchurians, etc. for 3/4 of its history; their true history was and still is always extremely violent and unstable... unlike what the propaganda of CCP (the Chinese Communist Party) says.
From April 1917 to January 1920, just under a thousand of the 5,000 soldiers of the Imperial German Army, Navy, and Marine Corps who had been captured at the Siege of Tsingtao in November 1914 were imprisoned at the Bando POW camp. At the camp, they were almost free to do anything they wished. The only thing that they were not allowed to do was to go home until the war was over. There were engineers, artists, musicians, writers, carpenters, bakers, etc. among them and so, they started their own shops, publishing companies, orchestras, and bars & restaurants, etc.; the prison became sort of like a German village.
The head of the Bando Prison was Toyoshisa Matue (11 July 1872 - 21 May 1956) who was a Japanese army soldier and politician, and who was the final rank of Major General of the Imperial Japanese Army. After the war, Matsue became the 9th Mayor of Wakamatsu City. He was a child of the Aizu-Wakamatsu clan, a high-ranking Samurai family, who was honorable and visionary. He saw POWs as "men who bravely fought for their motherland"; thus, he treated German POWs humanely during his tenure. He was respected by the local village people, as well as German POWs.
At the prison, there were many sports teams and orchestras formed by Germans; they constantly practiced for tournaments and concertos. The local village people had seasonal celebrations and Germans were invited. Germans also invited the locals to their sports festivals, music concerts, and stage plays. In this way, the German-Japanese cultural exchange went on quite actively for a few years until the end of WW I.
At the end of the war, German POWs and the local village people learned that Germany had lost and Japan won the war. The villagers people did not celebrate their country's winning the war because they were worried about German POWs... some of them might commit suicide. As a matter of fact, a major general tried to shoot himself. Matsue encouraged Germans to go home and rebuild a great nation again for their offspring's sake.
When the POWs were to return home, they played "Beethoven's Symphony No. 9" as a gift to Matsue and the villagers for their kindness. It was the first time performed in Japan/entire Asia. When the camp closed in 1920, sixty-three (63) of the prisoners chose to stay in Japan; they were all married into Japanese families. Some of the offspring of the former German POWs opened bakery shops, etc.; some of these shops are still open to this day in the area of Kobe.
Something like this only happens in Japan, a nation of Samurai descendants... because of Bushido (the way of Samurai), there is thinking called, "Mercy of Samurai."
Even after WW I and II, in the 1950s to 1970s, many ex-German POWs came back to visit the village to see the former Bando Prison where they had a lot of happy memories. Their offspring also came to visit Bando, as well as many other German tourists... because there is a German cemetery and a large museum that keeps the belongings and photos of those German POWs of WW I.
Film: "Baruto no Gakuen" バルトの楽園 (English sub but horrible translation)
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God bless Japan, from Germany
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS. Almost nobody knows the history of Kiautschou / Tsingtau and what happened to the German soldiers that were taken to Japan and how well they were treated by the Japanese. Colonel Matsue was a lovely man with a big heart.
@@francisosuna4373 thank you
I totally agree with you
I came across this story by chance, years ago when I visited Bando's sister city Lüneburg. Later I saw the moving film about the camp. Japan can be very proud of people like Matsue Toyohisa, who maintained their humanity in such difficult times. I understand people who can't forgive, like the servant in the film, but hatred first eats the souls of those who hate. I'm sure Colonel Matsue and those who supported him knew that.
Greetings from Germany.
We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much.Germany and Germans are the best in the world. God bless Germany and Germans.Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert.Japan made the constitution, medicine, the army in by reference to Germany during the Meiji era. Japan succeeded in modernizing thanks to Germany. Japan learned a lot from Germany.There are two Germans statues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. There are many other German statues in Japan. Germany is a Japanese teacher.I always pray to God for the eternal happiness and peace of Germany.We Japanese sent 9,000 cherry blossom trees to Germany in 1990. It is said that the money of this cherry blossom trees is gathered by the donation of the Japanese and bought a cherry blossom trees . Almost all Japanese people participated in donations. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.This cherry blossom tree is still in Berlin.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. Japan imports many German products to support Germany. The most imported cars in Japan are German cars.Most of the cars that run in my town are German cars.This is a story that Japanese people helped Germans in japanese Okinawa Miyakojima, Japan. In 1873, the German Merchant shipRobertoson was hit by a typhoon.The ship was aground off Miyakojima Miyakokuni. At that time, the islander rescues the crew.They gave some food to the Germans.They gave Germans a place to sleep. The islanders repaired the German ship.The days were 34 days.And the islanders put a lot of food and water on the ship and sent the Germans to Germany safely.There are still monuments sent from Germany in Okinawa.Japan will always help Germans from now on.
After the war, the German city was destroyed and many Germans were killed. We Japanese are very sad about that. I pray to God that Germany will never be unhappy again. There is a tower in my town praying for the Germans soul to be saved.
Every year in Japan, Beethoven's symphony No. 9 is played all over the country in December.This is love for Germany. My fourth grandfather was a soldier and was taking care of prisoners of war in Bando Camp. When the Germans returned home, the Germans gave Grandpa a bottleship gift. I still have it in my house.
ドイツでは、日本と日本人を尊敬して大好きです！ 親切で勤勉な人、美しい風景、そして技術の進歩で日本を賞賛しています。 十月に日本に観光をする、鳴門にもいきたい！
@@takeru2702 Thats wonderful that you possess the gift given by Germans to your great grandpa.
Thank you very much for this detailed and very interesting post.
I am Japanese.Japan won the battle with Germany in the 1914 Battle of Qingdao, and many German prisoners of war were brought to Japan.It is a story in The Bando POW camp.The number of POWs who came to Japan was about 4,600. There were 16 camps in Japan. POWs then entered six camps.There were about 1000 prisoners of war in the Bando camp. They were housed in eight barracks.Toyohisa Matsue was chosen as the chief of the Bando Camp.Matsue was a soldier of the Japanese Army. He ordered his men not to treat German POW absolutely like a criminal.He ordered his men to treat the German POWs with kindness.matsue told the Subordinate not to say anything that would give sense of guilt to POWs.Japan did not want a war with Germany. At that time, Britain and Japan were allies. There was a request from the United Kingdom, and it became a battle with Germany.Japan made the constitution, medicine, the army in by reference to Germany during the Meiji era.The Meiji era was before the beginning of the First World War.Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert. Matsue began talking to the Germans.I will write his words briefly and briefly. "you guys was a patriot and a brave soldier. We Japanese promise to not treat you badly. We do not undermine your honor," the chief said to the Germans. At this time, the Japanese government decided to introduce German technology to Japan from Germans. Japan ordered each camp to receive guidance from German soldiers in all areas.There were leaders in each of the German prisoners of war, such as politics, economics, teaching of musical instruments, bread making, sausages, whiskeys, beer brewing, etc.The Japanese received instruction from them.
Germans taught Japanese people about German food and culture in various parts of Japan.The camp consisted of 26 Western-style buildings including a library, a printing shop, a bread factory and a confectionery factory.POWs were free to use those facilities. Beer, cheese, cigarettes and sausages were made in the camp and POWs were free to eat what they had made.It was permitted to smoke too. Also they were free to shop.There were many other sports facilities in the camp, such as tennis courts and soccer fields and Hockey and cricket field and German-style volleyball court.There were also facilities for wrestling, boxing and gymnastics. There were also billiards and bowling alleys. POWs freely enjoyed the sport.Japan bought tools for sports.There were many young men going in and out of the camp.Germans taught them German culture and gymnastics.The Germans were paid a lot.There were farms, dairy farms and painting studios in the camp. There were various other facilities. There was almost no abuse of POWs in the camp.Discipline was least in all camps. In particular, the discipline at Bando Camp was the least. There was no violence or swearing against prisoners who did not keep discipline. If there was a Japanese who was violent to POW, the Japanese would soon become fired. It was also allowed to send money to families in Germany and other countries. They were also able to send mail.We were also able to receive mail from Germany and other countries. Germans received a monthly salary of $ 15,000. This is the highest class. It depends on the class.Salaries were also paid when Germans worked nearby.German Pow and I said. However, people outside Germany were also in prisoners of war.Austrian, Polish, Hungarian,Jewish, Italian, Russian, Luxembourgish,Czech,French. However, there were many Germans overwhelmingly. Japan treated the people of these countries kindly without discrimination. It is more correct to say that it is a German village than a camp. Japan treated Germans as friends.Japan never forced labor to POWs.The Hague Convention states that POWs should not be abused or forced to work. Japan protected this.Japan also forced a check on the health status of POWs once a week. The Japanese were most concerned about the health of POWs.
What was forced in the camp was the only roll call that took place in the morning and evening. Every day, German prisoners of war did what they liked.Japan permitted POWs to do sports, cultural activities and arts.There were a lot of people who do sports daily and people who enjoy their hobbies. It was written in the diary of POW who remains in Japan that "The most annoying thing here is boring." There were many excursions at Bando Camp and other camps. To entertain POWs. A lot of swimming in the ocean was also done. A Japanese soldier said that Germans were good at swimming . POW enjoyed the scenic views of Japan during the excursion.The POWs made crafts and pictures.
And POWs sold crafts and pictures to nearby residents. It sold well. Many Japanese people bought at a price much higher than the price.Some people bought it for 10 times the price. It was to help the Germans. They introduced good European crafts to Japan. A music group formed by German POWs played the first Ludwig van Beethoven symphony No. 9 in Japan. Matsue encouraged POW voluntary activities. The Japanese provided goods, money, etc. so that Germans would not be troubled in their lives.There were many exercise facilities in the camp. The sports team formed by the prisoners of war played technical training on soccer in Japan by playing against the Japanese team.There was a restaurant in Bando Camp.There was also a cafe. There were also many shops run by Germans. There was also a Japanese-owned store. They were free to shop.There were also merchants coming and going to the camp, where they could buy alcohol, daily necessities and sweets.Germany surrendered in 1918 and World War I ended. Germans were not prisoners of war on June 28, 1919. From that day Germans were completely free to go out. There was a lot of interaction between the people of the city and the Germans. We offered tea and sweets to Germans who came to play, and taught Japanese culture.Some Germans were in love with Japanese women. The Germans gave a present to the Japanese a few days before they returned home. Thanks to that, the Japanese invited them to the town's house and let them eat a lot of food.And we had a farewell party at each house. At the last farewell, the townspeople saw off the marching Germans.Many Germans remained in Japan.The monthly salary of a German who got a job at a Japanese company was over $ 30,000. This was more than 10 times the salary of Japanese office workers at that time.They set up a company in Japan and married a Japanese. The company founded by Germans is now a big company. Japanese people continue to support by buying many at German made shops.After the war, Germans who spent time in the camp sent Japan many letters of thanks to Japan.The place where the Bando camp was located is now the German Village Park.Before returning home, Germans decided to play Beethoven's 9th Symphony because they wanted to thank Japanese people.The performance was performed by 45 people.Before the performance, Major General Heinrich, the governor of Qingdao, thanked the Japanese.
Major General Heinrich said:
We lost the battle in Qingdao, we became POWs and came to this land. I can now leave this land with pride. That's thanks to Mr. Matsue. Mr. Matsue gave courage and strength at the hardest time of my life. Courage and power-. We want to present Beethoven's delight to everyone as a token of appreciation. Where in the world were there camps like Bando! There is no such wonderful person like Matsue anywhere in the world.Heinrich presented Mr. Matsue with his favorite Cane. He Say that "To my beloved friend".
I don´t know if you will read this or not, but thank you for the details on this story. Where did you get that information from?
Greetings from Germany to Japan from a German studing the Japanese Language.
ドイツからのご挨拶。
WW1 was enemy, WW2 was friend.
Matsue Toyohisa is a wonderful person.
If there were no German POWs in Japan, there was no beer, sausage or German food in Japan.
I have visited there in Japan and watched the movie. The colonel Matsue was a good man. Do you know the baker's bakery still exists ?
What movie? If u dont mind answer.
@@olanhighlanders324 It's called "Baruto no Gakuen"., starring Ken Matsudaira as Col Matsue.
@@francisosuna4373 I've watched the documentary regarding the bakery a few years back. It's amazing his descendents carry on the original bakery.
Juchheim, a bakery started by the civilian POW still exists and famous for their baumkuchen.
German call Japan it " Prussia of Asia ".
They were from Kiautschou?
Yes, and the reason for the Tsingtao Brewery.
Yes, Kiautschou = Tsingtau = Qingtau.
A more beautiful and civilized time, before the Anglos ruled Japan and Germany. Now Germany and the Germans are destroyed. I hope Japan will survive.
Anglo-Saxon was a Germany and German.
@@user-lx6lq8mi2k Anglo-Saxons (450 - 1066) were ended by the Norman invasion. They do not exist.
We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much.Germany and Germans are the best in the world. God bless Germany and Germans.Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert.Japan made the constitution, medicine, the army in by reference to Germany during the Meiji era. Japan succeeded in modernizing thanks to Germany. Japan learned a lot from Germany.There are two Germans statues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. There are many other German statues in Japan. Germany is a Japanese teacher.I always pray to God for the eternal happiness and peace of Germany.We Japanese sent 9,000 cherry blossom trees to Germany in 1990. It is said that the money of this cherry blossom trees is gathered by the donation of the Japanese and bought a cherry blossom trees . Almost all Japanese people participated in donations. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.This cherry blossom tree is still in Berlin.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. Japan imports many German products to support Germany. The most imported cars in Japan are German cars.Most of the cars that run in my town are German cars.This is a story that Japanese people helped Germans in japanese Okinawa Miyakojima, Japan. In 1873, the German Merchant shipRobertoson was hit by a typhoon.The ship was aground off Miyakojima Miyakokuni. At that time, the islander rescues the crew.They gave some food to the Germans.They gave Germans a place to sleep. The days were 34 days.And the islanders put a lot of food and water on the ship and sent the Germans to Germany safely.There are still monuments sent from Germany in Okinawa.Japan will always help Germans from now on.
After the war, the German city was destroyed and many Germans were killed. We Japanese are very sad about that. I pray to God that Germany will never be unhappy again. There is a tower in my town praying for the Germans soul to be saved.
About 100 years ago, there were many German prisoners of war in Japan.Japan did not treat German POWs awfully. Germans were respected in Japan. They spread German culture and history, beer and sausages, Bam Kuuchen etc to Japan. The German bridge created by German prisoners of war is still well preserved in Japan.
Dear Japanese friend, as a German who is very interested in Japan's history and who visited your great and beautiful country twice (so far), I can just return the kindness you expressed: Japan, thank you for your hospitality, your quiet dignity and loyalty. And for maintaining your pride and your honour (which unfortunately my own country seems to lose more and more).
@bengelfried
Thank you. God bless you and the Germans. And thank you for loving Japan. Thanks to Germans for beer and sausages in Japan. The relationship between Japan and Germany is very deep. It begins with an encounter with Bismarck. And my house has a bottleship made by German POWs. It is a work about 100 years ago, but it is preserved carefully.The company that the Germans made in Japan is a big company in Japan.
Japan and Germany have the highest quality of products in the whole world... i salute japan and germany...
@Michael Eugene Romero
Thank you. God bless you and your family. Japan welcomes you. It is thanks to German POWs that Japan has European food and culture.
German call Japan it " Prussia of Asia ".