Those who are eligible to be imprisoned by the Allies are either senior military officers or important political figures. Basically, they can be included in the list of war criminals. The total number of people is actually not very many.
The U.S. military's standards for war criminals are different from those in southern Africa. They are more relaxed than those in southern Africa. Some people who did not meet the U.S. standards were released after review, and then were captured by the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The situation was very confusing.
The conditions in US military prisons are not very good either. The food even rots and deteriorates, and there is a serious lack of nutrition. War criminals cannot receive timely treatment after falling ill. MacArthur's tolerant attitude towards war criminals has not had a great impact on the US military. At least prison guards treat war criminals.
His attitude can be described as harsh.
So it is normal for 11 people to die in a month.
MacArthur took this matter very seriously and sent special personnel to investigate the prison to prevent such an incident from happening again.
"How could this man have choked to death? He was obviously strangled to death -" Major Sam, who was responsible for investigating the cause of death, was dissatisfied with the report submitted by the military doctor and proposed to conduct another autopsy on the body.
"There are no corpses. In order to prevent infection, all prisoners will be cremated immediately after death. Some of them have participated in bacterial research. God knows if they carry viruses-" Captain Porter, who is responsible for prisoner management, is also dissatisfied.
These people all died innocently, and there is absolutely no need for investigation.
In peacetime, killing a person will be punished by death. In the name of war, prisoners of war or civilians are tortured, and even prisoners of war and civilians are used for human experiments. Don't we need to bear responsibility?
Simply ridiculous!
Before Porter got to know Unit 731, he had no prejudice against the Japanese and even had some sympathy for the Japanese civilians who were also devastated by the war.
After learning what Unit 731 had done, Porter's sympathy disappeared. If he had a choice, Porter would like to have Unit 731 study the sewage treatment method and use it on these war criminals.
So what Porter hopes more is that the headquarters will not send people to investigate these messy things, but can send psychologists to provide psychological counseling to the US military personnel responsible for interrogating prisoners of war.
As the interrogation progressed, the atrocities committed by the Japanese had reached a level that affected the mental health of the interrogators.
"They used prisoners of war, women, and children to do experiments. If they didn't die in one round of experiments, they would do the next round until they died - they called those people 'wooden' so they wouldn't feel guilty.
There were even American prisoners of war among the test subjects - you should know what the consequences would be if these interrogation records were released." Porter's attitude towards MacArthur has changed from admiration to complete disgust.
Porter joined the army after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. While in school, he had a good impression of MacArthur, the former principal of the West Point Military Academy.
After leaving the military academy and coming to East Asia, Porter's attitude towards MacArthur took a 180-degree turn, especially towards MacArthur's attitude towards Japanese war criminals.
Porter very much hoped that the U.S. military could conduct thorough trials of all Japanese war criminals like the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
The Southern African Expeditionary Force executed thousands of Japanese war criminals at one time, making many US troops feel like their great revenge had been repaid.
Watching others do it is not as enjoyable as doing it yourself.
"This is not your concern. Your duty is to ensure that these war criminals can appear in court and receive justice in the future." Major Sam has principles. Even if the Japanese deserve to die, they should not die in prison.
"Oh, I'm just worried that many of them will be released before they can wait for the trial." Porter has a strong sense of justice. No upright person will hesitate after learning what the Japanese army did during the war.
I will have any good impression of this country and its people.
Major Sam could not convince Porter that he had his own understanding of justice.
Like Porter, most prison guards were completely uncooperative with the investigation. Major Sam encountered greater resistance when he learned about prison meals.
"I will treat the Japanese how the Japanese treated my brother in Bataan. This is what my mother has taught me since I was a child. If someone bullies me, I will definitely hit him back instead of being hit on the left cheek and then slap him again."
Stick your right cheek over." Major Armstrong, who was in charge of prison logistics, had an even worse attitude and did not hide his attitude at all.
There is no way to hide it.
The food provided to war criminals in the prison is worse than pig food by American standards. Each war prisoner only has one piece of black bread mixed with sand and sawdust, and one portion of bread that is so clear that it can make a human figure appear in the face. It does not have any oil particles and smells good.
There was also a foul-smelling vegetable soup.
Major Sam was speechless.
Referring to the logistics standards of the US military, Major Armstrong must have put a lot of thought into making such bread.
"This is the bread that Russian soldiers served during the war. Russians can eat it, but can't the Japanese not eat it?" Armstrong said confidently. There are still many people in the United States who are hungry -
The rhetoric of the American media has always been to say only good things about the United States and turn a blind eye to negative news.
For other countries, they only talk about the dark side and never report the positive side.
During the Great Depression, Americans who lived in difficulty had to sell their children in order to raise them, but the American media never mentioned these things.
The Great Depression has only been in the past few years, and it has not yet gone far enough for Americans to forget it.
"What's the difference between what you do and those demons?" Major Sam was in a complicated mood. He didn't even know how to write a report.
From the perspective of Armstrong's victims, there is no problem at all for them to do so.
If you put yourself in Japan’s shoes——
Major Sam suddenly woke up.
As a US military officer, if he considers the issue from Japan's standpoint, his position will be confused.
"The difference is that if my mother knew how I treated the Japanese, she would reward me severely!" Armstrong didn't care about justice and morality. It was God's business to forgive the Japanese.
Oh, the Japanese don't believe in God.
Then there is nothing wrong with God.
After you have a firm stance, when you look at these issues again, your conclusions will be completely different.
"There are no problems with the management of the prison. Everyone died normally - even if a new group of managers were changed, the result would still be like this." When Major Sam reported to Major General Fred again, he hesitated before telling the truth.
"Is there a possibility that these deaths did not occur due to prison management?" Major General Fred believed that there must be something fishy here.
"Even if there were, we have no reason to doubt the prison administrators." Major Sam took a clear stand. All the unimportant minions died, while the Class A and Class B war criminals on the priority list were all alive and well.
It is said that the military in Southern Africa protects its shortcomings. The US military is no less effective than the military in Southern Africa in protecting its shortcomings.
After the Battle of Berlin, Russia, in order to enforce strict military discipline, conducted a thorough review of some criminal behaviors that were completely out of control during the war, and killed a large number of people.
The US military and the British army have no record of this.
Could it be that tens of millions of American and British officers and soldiers never committed any crime during the war?
How is this possible? According to media reports in Southern Africa, the criminal behavior of the US and British troops during the war was no less than that of Russia. In many cases, it was even worse. However, the US and British troops have never dealt with it.
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In a few years, something magical will happen.
The discipline of the Russian army, which has strict military discipline, has deteriorated.
The American and British troops, who never enforced military discipline, were very disciplined.
History is so amazing.
In terms of discipline, the Southern African Expeditionary Force only imposes requirements on the principle level, and specific situations must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
It is impossible not to make mistakes, the key is the attitude towards mistakes.
"Compared with the prison of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, our situation is much better. The prison of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in Hiroshima has to use trucks to pull corpses every day. No one knows how many people died." Major Sam said at this time.
I know it’s time to talk about the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
"There were 35 million Chinese casualties during the war. Southern Africans had enough reasons to do these things." Major General Fred also sighed. As one of the biggest victims of the world war, the Chinese have been very restrained on this issue.
Look at how Russia treats Germany.
As long as any of its allies shows any sympathy for Russia, Russia will take advantage of 46.4 million people.
Russia suffered more than 46.4 million casualties during World War II.
Russia has a total population of only 170 million.
This is the number after correcting it several times.
Of course, the figure of 46.4 million has been revised several times. Although this figure is not necessarily accurate, it can also reflect the heavy losses of Russia to a large extent.
Russian statistics are amazing.
When it was necessary to perform badly to prove that Russia had enough reasons to retaliate against the Germans, Russia's casualties were 46.4 million.
While emphasizing that Russia still has strong war potential and is not afraid of any threats, Russia's military casualties were only about 7 million.
There is a casualty and a death, so the discrepancy can be explained.
"How is this possible?" Major Sam was completely shocked. Compared with 35 million, 11 people are simply insignificant.
"As a mid-level and senior military officer, you should stand in Washington's position when considering issues." Major General Fred reminded Sam not to stand on the wrong team.
As long as the commander-in-chief of the US military is MacArthur, Major Sam's attitude is wrong.
If Washington did not agree, MacArthur would not dare to peacefully transform Japan in his own way.
For Washington, any justice and morality are illusory and there is no clear standard of measurement.
Only interests are real. Japan has always been a very important market for the United States.
When Japan did not attack Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government did business with Japan despite the pressure from the whole world. The wealth that Japan plundered through the war eventually flowed to the United States through trade, and the Americans made a lot of money.
The reason why the United States stopped trading with Japan was not because the U.S. government finally woke up, but because the Japanese had no money, trade could not be sustained, and the United States could not make money through trade, so it had to go and rob it personally.
Therefore, Pearl Harbor was really not an accident. Even if Japan did not attack by surprise, Washington would force the Japanese to do so.
"If I were standing in Washington's position, then I would not be able to face the victims of the Bataan Death March and their families frankly." Sam was still saved and was not completely deceived by the Hebrews.
In order to maintain their legitimacy, the Hebrews developed a whole set of very clever words to defend their actions.
For example, all kinds of borderless things.
Even the national borders are gone, and the pursuit of profit becomes the only purpose. The United States can naturally suck blood from all over the world reasonably and legally, and package this as a yearning for democracy and freedom.
After every economic crisis breaks out, the U.S. government will immediately amend the law to protect local companies. At this time, the national boundaries are very clear.
So don't worry about free trade and democratic ethics. In the final analysis, it's all business. Those capitalists in the United States are ruthless and don't even care about the interests of the United States. They are truly borderless. If they destroy the United States, they can continue in another country.
But Americans still believe in what American capitalists brag about.
It's amazing.
"Sam, you know, the command is drawing up a discharge list -" Major General Fred directly threatened to retire if he disobeyed.
This threat is still very serious because the economic crisis has broken out in the United States. At this time, a well-paying job is very valuable to ordinary Americans.
Everything that prospers must eventually decline. When the economy is at its most prosperous, the federal government of Southern Africa reminds Southern African enterprises to be wary of the occurrence of economic crises and to transform in advance to reduce losses and enhance their resistance to risks.
The U.S. government never does this kind of thing, and even if it does, it will be ineffective. U.S. capitalists will not give up immediate interests because of potential risks in the future. If the economic crisis breaks out and goods cannot be sold, the worst is bankruptcy. Anyway, the money earned has been transferred through various methods.
If the company goes bankrupt, it will not have any impact on capital.
To put it bluntly, every economic crisis is a new round of wealth sharing feast. The capitalists are holding their checkbooks and waiting to buy the bottom, and they are tired of waiting.
So who do you think is worried about an economic crisis?
The answer is the so-called middle class who have no ability to resist the economic crisis.
Major Sam's income perfectly meets the middle-class standard for Americans.
"I know that I will submit my discharge application tomorrow. For me, my war is over." Major Sam did not want to give up his principles, so he had no choice but to leave.
Many people say that they cannot change the environment, so they have to actively adapt to the environment. They have never thought that there is such a thing as moving trees to death and people to live.
Staying in an inappropriate environment is not good for yourself or the environment. Wouldn't it be better to change the environment?
Major Sam decided to change his environment. After leaving the army, Major Sam wanted to travel around the world, and his first stop was southern Africa.
After all, we are all countries of immigration, so there is no need to dislike anyone.
