An IJA troop catches up on the latest events.
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Japanese Soldier Reads the News

IJA armor ride across the steppe near the Mongolian border, 1939.
My grandparents grew up near this region.

Japanese Tanks Cross the Steppe

Tatsuo Osako, a naval officer from Chiba, Japan has been named "The Japanese Schindler" by many historians. He, along with several colleagues, were responsible for transporting thousands of Jewish citizens from German-occupied territories to safety. Although Japan had an alliance with the Nazis during the war, their government did not adhere to the racial policies being advocated by Hitler and his officials, and men like Osako were credited with having saved hundreds of people from the clutches of the German Reich.