Savage War Crimes 

Remember, it's not a war crime if you win.

These are KNOWN war crimes. With the leadership being very willing and motivated to cover up war crimes, imagine how many atrocities were successfully covered up. And will never be known to history. A chilling thought. A sad and brutal fact. Rest in peace to all the otherwise peaceful men and women sent to their deaths by corrupt and bloodthirsty governments.

If there's anyone you absolutely don't want to be a captured by, it's the Japanese.

I had never heard about Yamashita's gold, but that explains so much about the premise for Rook Island as the setting in Far Cry 3. "Why are there boxes of loot stashed in every random cave around this island?" Yamashita put them there. The skeletons and lost letters of WW2 soldiers always made sense to me, of course, but now knowing the full history with the stockpiled treasure, it really completes the picture.

Patton: "Show them no mercy. Kill them if they try to surrender." Green soldier: *Shows no mercy; kills prisoners.* Patton: "You weren't supposed to do that."

"During the Second Sino-Japanese War the Imperial Japanese Army committed war crimes" Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

2 minutes ago they were killing your guys and now they wanna surrender? Nah homie

My great grandfather died in the Batan death march, I never knew much about it until now. Thank you.

We all know Patton absolutely knew what he was doing when holding that speech...

War on its own is brutal but the fact that we have war crimes just shows how horrible our species can be sometimes

As a german I'm quite surprised by these. As far as histroy lessons in schools go the only japanese involvement in WWII we learn about is Pearl Harbour. Only learned about various war crimes and the existence of unit 731 way after my school days.

my late grandfather was with the 57th infantry regiment (Philippine Scouts), and would always recount his escape story. he managed to run off into high grass with others, some of which died from the Japanese troops shooting at them. He still had this large scar on his back from a grazing round

My grandfather escaped the Bataan Death March and joined the guerillas fighting in the jungle. He had many stories about what the Japanese did during the war.

Gotta love it how the officers always get off and the enlisted are the ones who are punished

The bataan death march is truly horrific and something i couldn't even bare to imagine going through. Poor souls.

My step-dad dated a girl whose dad survived the Bataan death march, said he was the scariest man he'd ever known.

My grandpop’s uncle survived the Bataan death march, my family only found out after they went through his things when he passed away.

I'm from the UK and I learned about WW2 in school. We never talked about any Allied war crimes though and only learned about the Holocaust. I'm glad we have channels like simple history so that we can learn about the war from both the Allied and Axis perspectives

In 1975 I enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to NAS Barber's Point Oahu HI. Was first in Squadron VR-21 a C-118 Transport and Admirals special aircraft group until it decommissioned in late 1976. Was then assigned to VC-1 a photographers and training unit. My XO and then later CO was Commander Gerald Coffee.........he retired as a Captain. He gave lectures to 'newbies' such as I about his experiences as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton for 7 plus years. He was one of the originators of the 'Tap Code' system. He was the ONLY Officer that I had any authentic respect for on the Naval Station and happily saluted him. All others were just obligations to superiors. LOVED him very much and was fortunate to have spoken with him for over an hour 4 months before he passed away at 88 years old.

Its wild you can get charged for killing the enemies when they surrender cause if it was the other way they would’ve killed u

The biggest tragedy of all is that the Japanese war crimes were forgotten, and were never truly punished for it unlike the Germans. Edit: to the over 100 comments saying it, the nukes were not enough. They committed worse crimes than the Germans ever did.

When your dad is a war criminal and no one has the balls to take him to court. Edit: i cant believe that you took a joke se seriously...

Thank you for doing this! I have been waiting for you to do a BATAAN Death March episode! Means a lot to me because my Grandpa was a Filipino POWs captured. His name was Marino aka Marine Unite. The Filipinos got released, he then joined a guerrilla group to fight the Japanese.

Yamashita was the only general who actualy treated his pows with respect, and specifically said no looting, no rape, no killing. But since he was commanding half a million troops, not all of them followed his orders. There is a vid on this guy's life

In Jr. High a teacher of mine told us what her husband had endured as a POW in a Japanese Camp. What was horrifying was the prisoners weren't given food or at least rarely. Her husband and other POWs ate human waste to assuage the pain of hunger. As far as I'm concerned all sides did unnecessary and unspeakable things to enemy combatants whether they were being held in POW camps or not. Civilians who were loyal American Citizens were rounded up and held in (internment camps) but were in fact concentration camps by a nicer name on U.S. soil and not treated as if they were actually enemies without proof. Timely and appropriate medical was almost non existant. After the war many found the property they'd owned prior to the war had been confiscated and sold. I am not sure if any of them were compensated for the losses or if they just had to start from scratch. Like I stated all sides in all wars have done unspeakable things to those they called enemy. In fact the expansion of the original 13 colonies came at the expense of the lives of not just healthy young men who fought for their tribes but the elderly and young children and their mothers were attacked in villages and hiding places. For the longest time the U.S. Government framed the expansion as a great effort battling savages who fought to hold on to their territorial areas. The movie Avatar explains it simply. When someone has something you want. Just call them savages not worth caring about anything.

Prisoner 1: “What are y’all in for?” Prisoner 2: “I robbed a bank, got caught.” Prisoner 3: “I got caught selling meth.” Sgt. West: “I double mag dumped 30 something enemy POWs.”

Thank you for touching base on Japanese War Crimes. Being Japanese myself I never believed any of the stories told by my non Japanese friends about Japanese war crimes in WW2 and dismissed it as propaganda. Our textbooks in Japan have no mention of it or completely embellish them. For example growing up we were taught that “comfort women” weren’t forced but volunteers who “handsomely” were paid by the Imperial Army. We were also taught that the Rape of Nanking, comfort women (women forced into sexual slavery by imperial japan), and other war crimes were embellishments created by the Chinese, Korean, and other former colonial governments out of jealousy for Japans economic growth following ww2. We often made obscene jokes about it during class and my fellow classmates would laugh along. It wasn’t until later in life that I decided to conduct a more objective investigation. Needless to say I’m greatly ashamed of my younger and immature self all those years ago. It worries me for future fellow Japanese generations as politicians are looking to erase such embellishments even further. Just recently in 2021 Japanese textbooks will no longer mention comfort women or the rape of Nanking as being associated with the Japanese military in WW2. History is riddled with embarrassment for every civilization that has ever existed. Erasing such memories only dooms humanity to repeat the same mistakes perpetually. It seems in the current global geopolitical climates the musings of war and paranoia are accelerating this trend.

Great Uncle William Lee McMillan, Company M, 4th Marine Regiment, surrendered on Corregidor in 1942. He survived nearly three years as a POW of the Japanese. At least in body and just barely. Malaria paralyzed him from the waist down. Ulcers in his eyes rendered him virtually blind. He was rescued at Bilibid Prison, Manila in 1945 by the US Buckeye Infantry Division. Through intense physical therapy and surgery he was able to recover some of his sight and could shuffle walk by the time he was discharged. Needless to say, he was rated as permenantly disabled. His time home was not good. He couldn't hold a job. His physical and mental disabilities drove him to drink. He was married briefly, and had a son. Tragically the boy died less than a year later and the marriage ended in a divorce. Then to add to his woes, his nephew, my grandfather, came home with a Japanese bride! That split the family horribly. Many treated Grandma either coldly or with outright hostility. One relative called my father, an baby at the time, "That J@p boy." Strangely enough, Uncle Bill was another exception. According to Grandma, he never had anything mean to say to her. Never raised his voice or even blame her for what happened to him, but he wouldn't stay in the room with her for very long. Uncle Bill died in 1976, at the age of 64. The offical cause of death was heart failure, but we know it stemmed from his captivity. Part of him is still in the Philippines.

So this channel has easily become one of my favorite, as I scroll thru the "you may also like" selection under which ever vid I'm watching, and this to a watch later playlist. Well I got curious. Since I am binge watching the channel rn. I wanted to see how many vids they had for me to gourge myself on n holy smokes 😳 it just keeps goin n goin n goin lol

I find myself rewatching this alot of times.

My great uncle was in the Bataan Death March. He has a autobiography he gifted to his family about his experience. Was very brutal and he miraculously survived.

Why was there no mention of shotguns in WW1? Sounds a little kaiserphobic to me

Patten get's way too much credit for the "good" things he did. The man was no better than the nazis.

1. (0:07) The Biscary Massacre 1943 Preperator: - Captain John Thomas Compton(Free) - Sergeant Horach Travis West(Sentence and Demotion) 2. (6:31) The Chichijima incident Preperator: - Lieutenant General Yoshio Tachibana(Comander) Victim: Lloyd Woellhof, Grady York, James “Jimmy” Dye, Glenn Frazier Jr., Marvell “Marve” Mershon, Floyd Hall, Warren Earl Vaughn, and Warren Hindenlang escaped: George HW Bush 3. (6:31) Bataan Death March Preperator: Imperial japanese Army - General Masaharu Homa - Colonel Masanobu tsuji 4. (22:53) Mystery of Yamashita Gold Preoetrator: - General Tomoyuki Yamashita 5. (30:05) The Hanoi Hilton Vietnam War Prepetrator: - Vietcong guerilla - North Vietnamese Army

Patton: no mercy--- 180th Regiment: understandable have a nice day

I can’t imagine being a soldier and expected to fight and under intense pressure of seeing your comrades and buddies getting killed you have to restrain yourself from getting revenge. Much respect to those who can.

I just discovered this channel. Great content!

0:08 the biscari massacre ww2 6:33 the President who avoided beeing eaten by cannibals ww2 12:06 the Bataan death march ww2 22:52 the mystery of yamashitas gold 30:09 prison camp hanoi hilton in the vietnam war

Gotta love how ol 'blood and guts' Patton got away with ordering his boys to go out and be merciless killers that took no prisoners, then suggests the incidents be covered up, and SOMEHOW he didn't get in any trouble nor was the defense for both men considered 'applicable'. Funny how that goes.

japan at the time also believed in the bushida code of honor which says that if you surrender you are less than human and therefor have no human rights which made their enemies fight so much harder against them because they know they are dead either way

The narrator sounds like solid snake 😂

3:22 dude took the thompson from his higher ranking (he took the gun from a first sergeant)

My father was in the CIC during the battle of the bulge. German soldiers ,dressed in American uniforms , were turned over to the CIC for interragation. How they got them to talk was pretty brutal.

This is what happens when orders are mindlessly followed! Criminal higher ups to commit horrible atrocities!

One of the biggest war crimes was the Nanking Massacre, where the japanese took hostage one entire city in China during 6 weeks, rapping, torturing and killing civilians. A lot of the survivors ended suicinding because of the trauma. And to this day the japan government never apoligized and even deny some of the aspects of the massacre. I recommend the song 'Naking' by Exodus, for those who want to learn more about it.

I have a problem with holding grunts accountable while allowing leaders off the hook.

This makes you feel more thankful for the life we have. I wish clarity and happiness to you.

Patton should have been charged with war crimes as well.

My father-in-law's dad took part in the Bataan Death March during WW2. He had ptsd from what I gather from that experience, although my father-in-law has never said it in those exact words. My father-in-law also has ptsd from serving in Vietnam for many years. He was targeted for killing by the North Vietnamese due to his rank and job along the DMZ.

Patton: Kill each and everyone of those bastards with no mercy! West and Compton: Say less *Commits war crimes* Patton: Wow, that's messed up. West and Compton: Hold up, this whole operation was your idea.

One thing I love about these videos is the attention to detail regarding uniforms, equipment, and whatnot. Bravo.

My Grandpa was in the bataan march He escaped by Acting dead when they lined them up to shoot He time just right and dropped to the ground right before the bullet hit him

Fighting for a uniformed army as someone in civilian dress or in the uniform of the opposing fighting force is a death penalty under geneva convention is it not?

In northern Italy on 15 December 1944 after a clash in the town of Calbana in which the polish soldiers suffered significant losses against a platoon of Italians from the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, the Poles surrounded the town and killed two wounded Italian soldiers (they were 15/16 years old) and put all the prisoners against the wall to be shot, the English officer arrived just in time and saved all the prisoners; unfortunately many events like these will remain known by few because they are countless all over the world

Knowing Vietnam is the only country that traumatized the US is quite impressive and terrifying at the same time.

Remember it's not a War Crime the first time 🧐

Never understood why some nations try to downplay or cover up their war crimes. As a Canadian I feel we need to be aware of the crime our troops committed the village that was torched in Germany was shameful I'm grateful they forced the town evacuated before burning it down but then their was the reason our airborne division was disbanded in the 90s

In Japan the students just learned ww2 like this: Once upon a time Japan was in ww2, we lost, the end That’s literally it, the students no nothing of Nanking, Bataan Death March, secret experiments done on humans, the comfort women, the many massacres in Philippines, Korea, China, Vietnam, Manchuria, and how Bushido culture didnt matter for the geneva convention as they treated pows like garbage.

Salute to my grandfather, a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He persevered in battle until General Douglas MacArthur's return. I am fortunate to have heard his story. He harbored intense anger towards General MacArthur, whom he accused of deserting them during the battle. His indignation was such that he named my father after him.

Omg I live off a road called "General Patton Lane" and didnt realise what story is behind it. Scary

imagine how many psychopaths were drafted and given their chance to commit their darkest desires during the war

*Quite liking all these compilations. Great work as usual!*

Survivors of the Vietnam POW camp are on record saying McCain got special / preferential treatment. Nick named "Songbird McCain"

There is no such thing as a war crime. Being charged with murder during war is asinine

There's a ton of videos circulating around the internet now of war crimes from conflicts across the globe. From torture to just straight executions. Some of them that I've seen are horrific, like cutting eyes out and castrations, it makes the executions look tame 😥

I just realized that the Sergeant in the Biscari Massacre just snatched the gun from a First Sergeant 💀

My great grandfather was 1 of 11 men to walk out of the Palawan POW Camp. 139 others died at the hands of the Japanese on a day in 1944, by blades, bullets, and aircraft fuel.

That Chad who claimed he was Clark Kent to the Vietnamese lol. "OK you got me I admit it! My name is Clark Kent I was a reporter for the Daily Planet! My wife's name is Lois Lane and my best friend is a dark and gloomy rich playboy!"

My Grand-Uncle served his time in Nam, he was captured twice by the NVA. One of those times, his toenails were completely removed slowly and painfully by North Vietnamese using Sharpened Bamboo. He is alive and well today.

During my 2016 deployment we bombed water supply lines and treatment plants for sert Libya during operation odyssey lighting for months. It's a war committed by Americans more specificallythe pilots on the uss wasp. Hundreds of thousands of people were effected.

This video is really inspiring 😔

I have enjoyed these animated clips for a couple years now ! Thanks guys you do good work 👍

*Keep up the amazing work!!*

remember, most of the japanese troops brought to trial were found guilty only to be released almost immediately in order to improve relations with the now conquered japanese. A good amount of these Japanese troops went on with their lives and regularly stated that what they had done was fine and that they would given another chance do it all over again, look up the bird of pow camps on mainland japan, Zamperini recounted his atrocities he committed to the Allied POWs, and in my opinion the guy should have been shot upon capture. but he was released, went on to make millions and state that given the chance he would do it again only 100x worse this time around..

Moral of the stories is to never surrender

These were savage💯

If I'm not correct about this in regards to the Bataan Death March, a US soldier by the name of Arthur Wermuth (idk if I spelled his last name right, correct me if I didn't) managed to avoid it because of one thing. His own determination saved his life, even though it got him badly injured as a result.

"First rule of treating enemy POWS, is treat them fairly well, and give them proper fair trial." 🔽 "Second rule of treating enemy POWS, is give them proper appetites and proper treatment for them." "Third rule of treating enemy POWS, is give them a proper interrogation peacefully so they could cooperate and agree."

Can't believe it was possible that over forty men could be killed with one mag of 30 cartridges. I do think other solders helped the guy

Don't forget about the war crimes we did in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other places. For example, Abu Gharib Prison.

You made me like history, cheers💪🏻

Out of all the Axis member, the Japanese are the most brutal

Fun fact: when japanese soldiers surrendered during ww2 most of the japanese soldiers in the concentration camps bow their heads to American POW's in order to pay their respect to the remaining survivors

Someone from my town was on the baton death march

A more modern war crime that is relatively unknown to young people nowadays is the Canadian torture in Somalia in 92 - 93 referred to as “the Somali affair”. A 16 year old Somali boy named Shidane Arone was caught hiding in a portable latrine in the abandoned American base across from the Canadian base. Arone was suspected of stealing food from the Canadian base and was tied up naked, waterboarded, burned, beaten, sodomized, and photographed. A soldier went to go check on him the next morning even though during the night “a long drawn out howl” was heard (the soldier who was in charge of checking didn’t want to get off his gameboy) because they recalled something like “if the boy dies then we all get in trouble”. Arone’s last words were “Canada, Canada, Canada!”. The Canadian army is alleged to have attempted to cover it up.

Biscari Massacre: Officer gets off Scott free, Enlisted Soldier gets imprisoned and reduced rank. That type of Justice still exists today. It’s better to have a college degree and become an officer than go in at 18.

"the united states government never charged north vietnamese" did you seriously just say that? Did vietnam charge americans for their illegal invasion? Holy f

You have to relate how Bush Senior ordered to exterminate 60.000 thousands Iraqi soldiers on the high- way on their way to leave Kuwait, after Iraq and USA signed a cease-fire , and this , by all laws the most horrible and coward war crime, not 40 Italian soldiers , but 60.000 soldiers in one night

The thumbnail combined with the title is comedy gold. It's like a freeze frame from south park out of context.

Never surrender to the Japanese. Ever.

It would be more accurate to state that the Bataan Death March was the worst atrocity committed on US forces, they did far worse to the many thousends of Commonwealth troops

About these war crime Report to who? What happen after the report? If found guilty,who and what organisation gonna go tell them about war crime?

There is a difference between committing acts in the heat of battle or just after when the red mist is down and when it is co-ordinated by officers after the fact. When it is instigated by officers after the fact it is unforgivable.

Great video as always! I'd be really interested in countries history ✨😎‼

No one is gonna talk about Serbs commiting war crimes on Croats and Bosniaks in the "Domovinskom ratu" in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

21:50 And that's why they needed to be humbled by the A-bombs.

The torture the allies endured is beyond the pale... There seems to be no end to the incredible level of human evil by people in positions of power... If every population was disarmed, this would become common...

Dunno if this one showed up here but a couple came in my mind The Tukhchar massacre, Chechclear and reports of chechens (or someone similar) gutting and tying up prisoners to each other using their intestines.

I love how every channel that makes short docos on war crimes just ignores what US did in Vietnam, Afghan and Iraq 🙂

My dad was a Pow on the Burma railway for 30 months He HATED the Japanese until the day he died. He wouldn't even buy something if it was from Japan. He was usually not a hater but little I heard of what happened to him. Those where some batshit vicious crazy troops he was a RMSM 63 18 stone when captured he was 8 stone when finally rescued. It's not that long ago when you think about it, BUT VERY DIFFERENT TIMES, a different world completely. Turkey the GREATEST GENERATION, R,I,P, all brave souls just trying to do there duty,xx