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「急告。 陛下ノ命ニヨリ直チニ戦闘ヲ停止セヨ ! (By order of Emperor, Halt resistance immediately !)」
Even if fake, this kind of handbill might have saved half of their lives.
I believe this would be still effective for the people in North Korea if any chance
 
So many powerful pictures, Andy

To be fair, our Wiki says Japanese opponents did not have to fight seriously as 90% of Japanese casualties were by disease and starvation, not by fighting. Good pictures as propaganda though.
 
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The battles of Buna & Gona were the bloodiest of the entire Papua campaign.
Australian Army losses were - 967 KIA, 228 died of wounds, 66 missing (presumed killed) and 2210 WIA. That is a total 1261 men killed.
The US Army from Jul 42 - Jan 43 lost 558 KIA, 176 missing (presumed killed) and 2037 WIA, That is a total of 734 men killed.
The Allies did have to fight seriously.
See here for more casualty list (including Japanese) The Kokoda Track | Australians in World War II | The Pacific War | Casualties | List of casualties for Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna-Gona
 
Wildcat said:
See here for more casualty list (including Japanese) The Kokoda Track | Australians in World War II | The Pacific War | Casualties | List of casualties for Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna-Gona
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Your list says -

10) Total Japanese casualties
Killed or died of illness 13,600
Evacuated wounded or sick 5650
Total losses IJN and IJA in Papua 19,250

But 180,000 out of 200,000 Japanese officers/soldiers did not return from the region after the war was over.
Not a few joined the Indonesian armed forces but exact number is unknown.
If your list tells the truth, as many as 160,000 had joined the local forces.
I am curious.
 
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