Three Japanese soldiers, persuaded by a compatriot and American bullets, emerge from their hiding place to surrender. Taken on 5 April 1945, during &quot;mopping up&quot; operations by U.S. Army occupation forces on Iwo Jima. texag57

Iwo Jima Mop Up

In 1932, he won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, United States, in show jumping individual, giving "Baron Nishi" a celebrity status in Los Angeles. The Americans, knowing Nishi's presence on Iwo Jima, broadcasted daily propaganda messages asking him to surrender, telling him that Americans would regret losing the beloved celebrity "Baron Nishi". He was killed during the last days of the Battle of Iwo Jima some time in late Mar 1945. texag57

"Baron" Nishi

Special Naval Landing Forces troops in a Shanghai street in driving rain during the August 1937 fighting. Note the Japanese flag attached to one sailor’s Type 38 rifle.
