type 97 chi-ha tank commander trainig for the denfense of the home islands, hokkaido winter 1944

winter

 General Yasuyo yamasaki , commanded the Japanese forces on Attu during the Battle of the Aleutian Islands. 
he led one of the largest banzai charges of the pacific campaign. The charge was led by Yamasaki himself, who was killed later in the day, sword in hand, assaulting Engineer Hill. His attack penetrated American lines far enough to encounter shocked rear-echelon units of the American force

japanese general

giving food to horse, hokkaido winter 1944