IJA Tankette Crew during the invasion of indochina, 1940.

Tankette Crew 

Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on 15 February 1942. It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history

Singapore 1942

Infantryman of the IJA 23rd Division marching in the Mongolian Steppe during Battles of Khalkhyn Gol, July 1939. 

During this campaign the 23rd Division suffered a total of 11,958 men killed, or about 80% of its combat strength. Notably, the only divisional sub-unit not suffering a crippling casualties was the reconnaissance regiment, which was able to break a Soviet encirclement. As a result, commanding General Michitaro Komatsubara was recalled to Japan in disgrace.
