Japanese soldier surrenders to US Marines
A Japanese soldier surrenders to the US Marines (4th USMC Division) at the Battle of the Marshall Islands. Location: Marshall Islands, Micronesia Date: 02 February 1944
Japanese soldiers during the landing on Luzon Island
Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Army in the assault boat during the landing at Lingayen Bay on the island of Luzon. Location: Luzon Island, Philippines Date: December 22, 1941
Japanese pilots receive new Ki-100 fighters Ki-100
Japanese pilots receive new Kawasaki Ki-100 fighters. Ki-100 is a single-seater fighter-interceptor of all-metal construction, developed on the basis of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighter, replacing the liquid-cooled engine with…
Japanese A6M5 Zero fighter at the start
Japanese fighter of the deck-based Mitsubishi A6M Zero at launch. The interceptor “0” (A6M Zero) of the Imperial Japanese Navy is a single-seater all-metal fighter-interceptor of the naval base of…
Japanese Type 94 Te-Ke tank is transported by the American Sherman Tank
Captured in battles at the Kwajalein Atoll, the Type 94 Te-Ke tank is transported on the engine compartment of the American M4 “Killer” Sherman medium tank. In the photo to…
Aerial photography of the Japanese naval base of Kure
Aerial photography of the Japanese naval base Kure. Two destroyed aircraft carriers are clearly visible: “Amagi” – in the foreground and “Katsuragi” – above. Location: Mitsukojima, Japan Date: 1945
Japanese sailors against the background of the Fuso battleship
A group of Japanese sailors posing against the background of the “Fuso” battleship at the naval base in Kure. Location: Kure, Japan Date: 1943
Morning gymnastics of Japanese sailors on the deck of the Musashi battleship
Morning gymnastics for the Japanese sailors on the deck of the battleship “Musashi”. Along with the same type of Yamato, this battleship was the ship with the largest displacement and…
Japanese kamikaze pilots are photographed with a puppy
Japanese pilot-kamikaze Corporal Yukio Araki (in the center photo with a puppy in his hands) with comrades from the 72nd squadron “Shinbu” at the airfield Bonsai. Location: Bonsai, Kyushu Island,…
American marines in Okinawa pass by the killed Japanese soldier
American Marines pass by the corpse of a dead Japanese soldier at the Battle of Okinawa. Location: Okinawa, Japan Date: 1945