were put in place to kill any weak prisoners, and some of the Japanese would purposefully beat or bayonet their rival troops for fun. The Japanese were frowned upon for their treatment of their prisoners, even though that the commanding General Masaharu Homma ordered that the troops be treated humanely and for them to be transferred to the capital peacefully[Britannica]. To counteract this view perceived by many people, Japan released their own propaganda to show that the Americans and Filipinos were
Logan Chapin Mr. Gilbert United States History 2 May 2014 Bataan Death March The United States’ Armed Forces surrendered on April 9th, 1942 to Japanese General Masaharu Homma. Over 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers were forced to be Prisoners of War in which they marched to their death. This turning point in World War II happened at the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. This march was considered to be one of the worst outrages in wartime history. General Douglas MacArthur left the peninsula
History includes many events over the course of thousands of years; Most of which are remembered but some are forgotten. One of the most forgotten events in the history of America is the Bataan Death March. It was one of the most brutal but most heroic events during World War Two and included the killings of more than 10,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and began to take over the island of the Philippines. The American
was to capture the island of Luzon, which was home to both the capital city of Manila and the majority of the US forces. The initial Japanese attack on the Allied forces consisted of air raids followed by a 50,000 man ground assault lead by Gen. Masaharu Homma.2 The Allied forces consisted of a combined US and Filipino army, numbering around 100,000 men, lead by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.3 US forces had the advantage in numbers; however, the Japanese had the advantage in technology. US and Filipino forces