Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (2 Viewers)

[Shinpachi]

「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

 

[Wildcat]

Pictures taken during the battle of Buna Dec 42-Jan 43.

 

[Wildcat]

There's a good write up on Wiki about this battle for those interested..

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

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.

 

[Wildcat]

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

 

[Shinpachi]

I understand you were brave

 

[Capt. Vick]

Did you see the angle of the mortar in that one picture? I would be afraid it would go back down the tube. Must have been close up fighting.

 

[Shinpachi]

Picture of Today - No fighting, No life !

I and my friends were scolded by our war generation if we managed this kind of play.
There are fewer people of the war generation today and no one scolds any more. Good or bad.

 

[Shinpachi]

If I was a psychologist, I would call this new phenomenon "So-what attitude".

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Wildcat]

I understand you were brave

Not me, I wasn't there

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wha... What am I seeing here? Are those guys playing at recreating war crimes?

 

[Shinpachi]

Same as Philippines President, Jim.

 

[Capt. Vick]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Shinpachi]

Cool, Jim

 

[Shinpachi]

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

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.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Hmmmmm....