Japanese soldiers on the march as they advance to Hong Kong - Dec 1941 #ww2 #worldwar2 #history #hongkong #pacific #japanesearmy

> Although Takaki clearly established that the cause was due to nutritional issues, this conflicted with the prevailing idea among medical scientists that #beriberi was an infectious disease. The Imperial #JapaneseArmy,.. dominated by doctors from Tokyo Imperial University, persisted in their belief that beriberi was an infectious disease, and refused to implement a remedy.. #RussoJapaneseWar of 1904–1905, over 200,000 soldiers suffered from beriberi – 27,000 fatally..
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Japanese soldiers emerge from their underground hideout and are taken into captivity - Iwo Jima, April 1945 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #pacific #warinthepacific #iwojima #japanesearmy #usmarines #marines

A Japanese Type 97 tank - Date and location unknown. Somewhat larger than its predecessors it allowed the use of a 37mm gun rather than a machine gun. Though obsolete by the start of WWII it remained in production because of a lack of a reasonable replacement #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #type97 #japanesetank #lighttank #japan #japanesearmy

Japanese troops enter the City of Shanghai - 1937 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #japanesearmy #shanghai #china

Japanese soldiers make their way through a burning village during their attack on Hainan Island - China, March 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #hainan #china #japanesearmy #warinthepacific

Japanese troops cautiously scale a hill during their advance on Singapore - Feb 1942. The British were shocked at just how quickly the Japanese were able to move through dense jungle. #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #warinthepacific #pacific #singapore #japanesearmy

Japanese troops leap from their bicycles and charge in to battle - Penang, Malaya 1944
#worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #japanesearmy #penang #malaya #warinthepacific