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The code of Bushido is directly translated as "the way of the warrior". It was the code which became the standard living protocol for the Japanese soldier. The code itself does not state that prisoners are to be executed immediately. Many Japanese officers and soldiers believed and were told that in order to meet the standards of the warrior, they must not hesitate to kill the enemy. Therefore prisoners were executed to prove that they were worthy of being called warriors. Also the Japanese did not believe in surrender and as such, it was thought that all prisoners were lowly cowards who were too scared to meet their deaths. This was a bit at odds with Western ideas about surrender.
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Were there many cases of retribution by POW's or their liberators on Japanese guards?
There are a few sad stories of prisoners or their liberators taking revenge against the Japanese. However, they are relatively few, probably fewer than a dozen.
Did the Japanese keep any American prisoners?
POWs may have been rewarded for duties performed, possibly even paid. But traditionally prisoners received little respect from Japanese military men, as surrendering was looked upon as a form of cowardice. With the possible exception(s) of captured naval personnel; it has generally been recognized that sailors swimming in the sea because their warship was sunk in battle, are swimming in the ocean because their vessel was honorably sunk in action, and not due to cowardice.
How did the beliefs of the samurai Japanese in world war 2?
On Guadalcanal, the Americans were amazed that some of the Japanese soldiers fought them hand to hand with swords. This is in the strictest tradition of Samurai. But, moreover, the indoctrination of these men and the culture of the Samurai pervaded Japanese society. Bushido called for courtesy to your enemy only if they merited it. If the enemy demanded bushido before death and the Japanese executioner could not provide it, the condemned were supposed to be allowed to live. But to surrender was the lowest thing that any warrior could do and called for execution.
Threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
the british
What hapend to pearl harber?
The attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort by the Japanese to disable the US Navy which would prevent our forces from fully taking part in World War 2.
Were there many cases of retribution by POW's or their liberators on Japanese guards?
There are a few sad stories of prisoners or their liberators taking revenge against the Japanese. However, they are relatively few, probably fewer than a dozen.
Did the Japanese keep any American prisoners?
POWs may have been rewarded for duties performed, possibly even paid. But traditionally prisoners received little respect from Japanese military men, as surrendering was looked upon as a form of cowardice. With the possible exception(s) of captured naval personnel; it has generally been recognized that sailors swimming in the sea because their warship was sunk in battle, are swimming in the ocean because their vessel was honorably sunk in action, and not due to cowardice.
How did the beliefs of the samurai Japanese in world war 2?
On Guadalcanal, the Americans were amazed that some of the Japanese soldiers fought them hand to hand with swords. This is in the strictest tradition of Samurai. But, moreover, the indoctrination of these men and the culture of the Samurai pervaded Japanese society. Bushido called for courtesy to your enemy only if they merited it. If the enemy demanded bushido before death and the Japanese executioner could not provide it, the condemned were supposed to be allowed to live. But to surrender was the lowest thing that any warrior could do and called for execution.
Who threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
The British
Who threatened to attack the union for stopping one of their ships taking prisoners?
The British
Threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
the british
What is USM-41?
It is a US Marshall Service Order. It is used when taking prisoners into custody.
What hapend to pearl harber?
The attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort by the Japanese to disable the US Navy which would prevent our forces from fully taking part in World War 2.
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What is USM FORM-41?
It is a US Marshall Service Order. It is used when taking prisoners into custody.
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Why so many prisoners die on the Bataan Death March?
As various American strongholds in the Philippines fell to the advancing Japanese in early 1942, the subsequent "Bataan Death March" witnessed considerable loss of life. The primary causes were two in number: many Americans who passed into captivity were in a seriously weakened condition due to the fighting that had taken place. Second, the Japanese were neither prepared for nor very much interested in the care-taking duties required for the many (and unexpected) prisoners which their assaults had captured.
