Palawan massacre
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The Palawan massacre occurred on 14 December 1944, during World War II, near the city of Puerto Princesa in the Philippine island of Palawan. Allied soldiers, imprisoned near the city, were killed by
Palawan Massacre POW Burial Site 1945
Plaza Cuartel, Puerta Princesa
Plaza Cuartel Museum historical marker for the Palawan Massacre
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Sing
Palawan massacre
…the rescue of prisoners of war by the advancing Allies, on 14 December 1944, units of the Japanese Fourteenth Area Army under the command of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, brought the POWs back to their own camp. An air raid warning was sounded to get the prisoners into the shelter trenches; the 150 prisoners of war at…
Yamashita in the 1940s
Lt. Gen. Yamashita (seated, center) accepting the unconditional surrender of Singapore from Lt. Gen. Percival, seated between his officers.
General Yamashita and his staff surrender on 2 September 1945
Yamashita (second from right) at his trial in Manila, November 1945