Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Shinpachi]

Thanks MM for your kind comment with your professional eye
Here in NHK's website are full archives but regrettably no English subtitle is available at the moment.
Without explanation, however, you could enjoy most of them and would understand how Allied POWs were treated too.
Asian POWs were soon released after re-education.

 

[Shinpachi]

What does that tell us about the state of Japanese 'culture' at this time, 1942?

The news reel No.107 of June 1942 issue tells Reconstruction of Burma, Spies in Shanghai Arrested and Occupation of Aleutian Islands.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Thanks for the link, Shin ....

 

[Shinpachi]

You are welcome, MM.
Thanks for your interest

 

[Shinpachi]

Nippon News No. 85 of Janurary 1942 issue.

0:16
Military review of IJN in Yokosuka on January 15.
Battleship Mikasa in the back.

1:41
US Marines as POWs in Beijing being transferred to Tianjin.
1,235 POWs from Wake Island arrives at Yokohama Port on January 18.
Garrison Commander Lt Colonel Cunningham states his gratitude for Japanese generous treatment.

3:28
People in Saigon.

4:27
Occupation of Burunei and Labuan Island.

5:54
Battle in Malaya goes on.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

A movie cameraman in action.
The aircraft he is aboard is said a G3M2 but the turret windshield looks unknown variant to me.
This might be a rare picture of the G3Ms.

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Nice pics

 

[Capt. Vick]

Is...that...cat...PLAYING WITH A THERMAL DETONATOR?!?!?!?!

 

[Wurger]

The true-born men light up a cigarette using a flame thrower.

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wurger]

The Russian battery of the 120mm PM-38 mortars in action...

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wurger]

The siege of the Leningrad ...