Remember, it's not a war crime if you win.

These are KNOWN war crimes. With the leadership being very willing and motivated to cover up war crimes, imagine how many atrocities were successfully covered up. And will never be known to history. A chilling thought. A sad and brutal fact. Rest in peace to all the otherwise peaceful men and women sent to their deaths by corrupt and bloodthirsty governments.

My great grandfather died in the Batan death march, I never knew much about it until now. Thank you.

I had never heard about Yamashita's gold, but that explains so much about the premise for Rook Island as the setting in Far Cry 3. "Why are there boxes of loot stashed in every random cave around this island?" Yamashita put them there. The skeletons and lost letters of WW2 soldiers always made sense to me, of course, but now knowing the full history with the stockpiled treasure, it really completes the picture.

Patton: "Show them no mercy. Kill them if they try to surrender." Green soldier: *Shows no mercy; kills prisoners.* Patton: "You weren't supposed to do that."

We all know Patton absolutely knew what he was doing when holding that speech...

If there's anyone you absolutely don't want to be a captured by, it's the Japanese.

As a german I'm quite surprised by these. As far as histroy lessons in schools go the only japanese involvement in WWII we learn about is Pearl Harbour. Only learned about various war crimes and the existence of unit 731 way after my school days.

War on its own is brutal but the fact that we have war crimes just shows how horrible our species can be sometimes

I'm from the UK and I learned about WW2 in school. We never talked about any Allied war crimes though and only learned about the Holocaust. I'm glad we have channels like simple history so that we can learn about the war from both the Allied and Axis perspectives

The bataan death march is truly horrific and something i couldn't even bare to imagine going through. Poor souls.

my late grandfather was with the 57th infantry regiment (Philippine Scouts), and would always recount his escape story. he managed to run off into high grass with others, some of which died from the Japanese troops shooting at them. He still had this large scar on his back from a grazing round

My grandfather escaped the Bataan Death March and joined the guerillas fighting in the jungle. He had many stories about what the Japanese did during the war.

Gotta love it how the officers always get off and the enlisted are the ones who are punished

My step-dad dated a girl whose dad survived the Bataan death march, said he was the scariest man he'd ever known.

In 1975 I enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to NAS Barber's Point Oahu HI. Was first in Squadron VR-21 a C-118 Transport and Admirals special aircraft group until it decommissioned in late 1976. Was then assigned to VC-1 a photographers and training unit. My XO and then later CO was Commander Gerald Coffee.........he retired as a Captain. He gave lectures to 'newbies' such as I about his experiences as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton for 7 plus years. He was one of the originators of the 'Tap Code' system. He was the ONLY Officer that I had any authentic respect for on the Naval Station and happily saluted him. All others were just obligations to superiors. LOVED him very much and was fortunate to have spoken with him for over an hour 4 months before he passed away at 88 years old.

My grandpop’s uncle survived the Bataan death march, my family only found out after they went through his things when he passed away.

"During the Second Sino-Japanese War the Imperial Japanese Army committed war crimes" Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

In Jr. High a teacher of mine told us what her husband had endured as a POW in a Japanese Camp. What was horrifying was the prisoners weren't given food or at least rarely. Her husband and other POWs ate human waste to assuage the pain of hunger. As far as I'm concerned all sides did unnecessary and unspeakable things to enemy combatants whether they were being held in POW camps or not. Civilians who were loyal American Citizens were rounded up and held in (internment camps) but were in fact concentration camps by a nicer name on U.S. soil and not treated as if they were actually enemies without proof. Timely and appropriate medical was almost non existant. After the war many found the property they'd owned prior to the war had been confiscated and sold. I am not sure if any of them were compensated for the losses or if they just had to start from scratch. Like I stated all sides in all wars have done unspeakable things to those they called enemy. In fact the expansion of the original 13 colonies came at the expense of the lives of not just healthy young men who fought for their tribes but the elderly and young children and their mothers were attacked in villages and hiding places. For the longest time the U.S. Government framed the expansion as a great effort battling savages who fought to hold on to their territorial areas. The movie Avatar explains it simply. When someone has something you want. Just call them savages not worth caring about anything.

Thank you for doing this! I have been waiting for you to do a BATAAN Death March episode! Means a lot to me because my Grandpa was a Filipino POWs captured. His name was Marino aka Marine Unite. The Filipinos got released, he then joined a guerrilla group to fight the Japanese.

When your dad is a war criminal and no one has the balls to take him to court. Edit: i cant believe that you took a joke se seriously...

Thank you for touching base on Japanese War Crimes. Being Japanese myself I never believed any of the stories told by my non Japanese friends about Japanese war crimes in WW2 and dismissed it as propaganda. Our textbooks in Japan have no mention of it or completely embellish them. For example growing up we were taught that “comfort women” weren’t forced but volunteers who “handsomely” were paid by the Imperial Army. We were also taught that the Rape of Nanking, comfort women (women forced into sexual slavery by imperial japan), and other war crimes were embellishments created by the Chinese, Korean, and other former colonial governments out of jealousy for Japans economic growth following ww2. We often made obscene jokes about it during class and my fellow classmates would laugh along. It wasn’t until later in life that I decided to conduct a more objective investigation. Needless to say I’m greatly ashamed of my younger and immature self all those years ago. It worries me for future fellow Japanese generations as politicians are looking to erase such embellishments even further. Just recently in 2021 Japanese textbooks will no longer mention comfort women or the rape of Nanking as being associated with the Japanese military in WW2. History is riddled with embarrassment for every civilization that has ever existed. Erasing such memories only dooms humanity to repeat the same mistakes perpetually. It seems in the current global geopolitical climates the musings of war and paranoia are accelerating this trend.

Prisoner 1: “What are y’all in for?” Prisoner 2: “I robbed a bank, got caught.” Prisoner 3: “I got caught selling meth.” Sgt. West: “I double mag dumped 30 something enemy POWs.”

2 minutes ago they were killing your guys and now they wanna surrender? Nah homie

The biggest tragedy of all is that the Japanese war crimes were forgotten, and were never truly punished for it unlike the Germans. Edit: to the over 100 comments saying it, the nukes were not enough. They committed worse crimes than the Germans ever did.

Its wild you can get charged for killing the enemies when they surrender cause if it was the other way they would’ve killed u

I can’t imagine being a soldier and expected to fight and under intense pressure of seeing your comrades and buddies getting killed you have to restrain yourself from getting revenge. Much respect to those who can.

Yamashita was the only general who actualy treated his pows with respect, and specifically said no looting, no rape, no killing. But since he was commanding half a million troops, not all of them followed his orders. There is a vid on this guy's life

My great uncle was in the Bataan Death March. He has a autobiography he gifted to his family about his experience. Was very brutal and he miraculously survived.

I just discovered this channel. Great content!

The narrator sounds like solid snake 😂

Great Uncle William Lee McMillan, Company M, 4th Marine Regiment, surrendered on Corregidor in 1942. He survived nearly three years as a POW of the Japanese. At least in body and just barely. Malaria paralyzed him from the waist down. Ulcers in his eyes rendered him virtually blind. He was rescued at Bilibid Prison, Manila in 1945 by the US Buckeye Infantry Division. Through intense physical therapy and surgery he was able to recover some of his sight and could shuffle walk by the time he was discharged. Needless to say, he was rated as permenantly disabled. His time home was not good. He couldn't hold a job. His physical and mental disabilities drove him to drink. He was married briefly, and had a son. Tragically the boy died less than a year later and the marriage ended in a divorce. Then to add to his woes, his nephew, my grandfather, came home with a Japanese bride! That split the family horribly. Many treated Grandma either coldly or with outright hostility. One relative called my father, an baby at the time, "That J@p boy." Strangely enough, Uncle Bill was another exception. According to Grandma, he never had anything mean to say to her. Never raised his voice or even blame her for what happened to him, but he wouldn't stay in the room with her for very long. Uncle Bill died in 1976, at the age of 64. The offical cause of death was heart failure, but we know it stemmed from his captivity. Part of him is still in the Philippines.

My father was in the CIC during the battle of the bulge. German soldiers ,dressed in American uniforms , were turned over to the CIC for interragation. How they got them to talk was pretty brutal.

So this channel has easily become one of my favorite, as I scroll thru the "you may also like" selection under which ever vid I'm watching, and this to a watch later playlist. Well I got curious. Since I am binge watching the channel rn. I wanted to see how many vids they had for me to gourge myself on n holy smokes 😳 it just keeps goin n goin n goin lol

That dude unloading the clip and reloading it meant business

Patton: no mercy--- 180th Regiment: understandable have a nice day

Gotta love how ol 'blood and guts' Patton got away with ordering his boys to go out and be merciless killers that took no prisoners, then suggests the incidents be covered up, and SOMEHOW he didn't get in any trouble nor was the defense for both men considered 'applicable'. Funny how that goes.

I find myself rewatching this alot of times.

3:22 dude took the thompson from his higher ranking (he took the gun from a first sergeant)

0:08 the biscari massacre ww2 6:33 the President who avoided beeing eaten by cannibals ww2 12:06 the Bataan death march ww2 22:52 the mystery of yamashitas gold 30:09 prison camp hanoi hilton in the vietnam war

This is what happens when orders are mindlessly followed! Criminal higher ups to commit horrible atrocities!

Survivors of the Vietnam POW camp are on record saying McCain got special / preferential treatment. Nick named "Songbird McCain"

One thing I love about these videos is the attention to detail regarding uniforms, equipment, and whatnot. Bravo.

1. (0:07) The Biscary Massacre 1943 Preperator: - Captain John Thomas Compton(Free) - Sergeant Horach Travis West(Sentence and Demotion) 2. (6:31) The Chichijima incident Preperator: - Lieutenant General Yoshio Tachibana(Comander) Victim: Lloyd Woellhof, Grady York, James “Jimmy” Dye, Glenn Frazier Jr., Marvell “Marve” Mershon, Floyd Hall, Warren Earl Vaughn, and Warren Hindenlang escaped: George HW Bush 3. (6:31) Bataan Death March Preperator: Imperial japanese Army - General Masaharu Homa - Colonel Masanobu tsuji 4. (22:53) Mystery of Yamashita Gold Preoetrator: - General Tomoyuki Yamashita 5. (30:05) The Hanoi Hilton Vietnam War Prepetrator: - Vietcong guerilla - North Vietnamese Army

Fighting for a uniformed army as someone in civilian dress or in the uniform of the opposing fighting force is a death penalty under geneva convention is it not?

I just realized that the Sergeant in the Biscari Massacre just snatched the gun from a First Sergeant 💀

Salute to my grandfather, a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He persevered in battle until General Douglas MacArthur's return. I am fortunate to have heard his story. He harbored intense anger towards General MacArthur, whom he accused of deserting them during the battle. His indignation was such that he named my father after him.

Even animated this was quite disturbing to watch, may God be with those victims and their families.

I have a problem with holding grunts accountable while allowing leaders off the hook.

Knowing Vietnam is the only country that traumatized the US is quite impressive and terrifying at the same time.

My father-in-law's dad took part in the Bataan Death March during WW2. He had ptsd from what I gather from that experience, although my father-in-law has never said it in those exact words. My father-in-law also has ptsd from serving in Vietnam for many years. He was targeted for killing by the North Vietnamese due to his rank and job along the DMZ.

There is no such thing as a war crime. Being charged with murder during war is asinine

That Chad who claimed he was Clark Kent to the Vietnamese lol. "OK you got me I admit it! My name is Clark Kent I was a reporter for the Daily Planet! My wife's name is Lois Lane and my best friend is a dark and gloomy rich playboy!"

This makes you feel more thankful for the life we have. I wish clarity and happiness to you.

General Patton “commit war crimes” USA “war hero” 😂

Why was there no mention of shotguns in WW1? Sounds a little kaiserphobic to me

*Quite liking all these compilations. Great work as usual!*

There's a ton of videos circulating around the internet now of war crimes from conflicts across the globe. From torture to just straight executions. Some of them that I've seen are horrific, like cutting eyes out and castrations, it makes the executions look tame 😥

It would be more accurate to state that the Bataan Death March was the worst atrocity committed on US forces, they did far worse to the many thousends of Commonwealth troops

I love how every channel that makes short docos on war crimes just ignores what US did in Vietnam, Afghan and Iraq 🙂

In northern Italy on 15 December 1944 after a clash in the town of Calbana in which the polish soldiers suffered significant losses against a platoon of Italians from the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, the Poles surrounded the town and killed two wounded Italian soldiers (they were 15/16 years old) and put all the prisoners against the wall to be shot, the English officer arrived just in time and saved all the prisoners; unfortunately many events like these will remain known by few because they are countless all over the world

*Keep up the amazing work!!*

i dont usually get scared when watching videos but i got chils all over my body nice job with the videos

Japanese people literally trying to eat everything raw with soy sauce huh.

Never understood why some nations try to downplay or cover up their war crimes. As a Canadian I feel we need to be aware of the crime our troops committed the village that was torched in Germany was shameful I'm grateful they forced the town evacuated before burning it down but then their was the reason our airborne division was disbanded in the 90s

imagine how many psychopaths were drafted and given their chance to commit their darkest desires during the war

My great grandfather was 1 of 11 men to walk out of the Palawan POW Camp. 139 others died at the hands of the Japanese on a day in 1944, by blades, bullets, and aircraft fuel.

It is very sad that we may not know much about the conditions the Chinese POWs faced under Japanese hands as more than 99 percent of the captives are killed.

The thumbnail combined with the title is comedy gold. It's like a freeze frame from south park out of context.

I have enjoyed these animated clips for a couple years now ! Thanks guys you do good work 👍

Omg I live off a road called "General Patton Lane" and didnt realise what story is behind it. Scary

You made me like history, cheers💪🏻

My Grand-Uncle served his time in Nam, he was captured twice by the NVA. One of those times, his toenails were completely removed slowly and painfully by North Vietnamese using Sharpened Bamboo. He is alive and well today.

Ferb, I know what we can do this summer!

Don't forget about the war crimes we did in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other places. For example, Abu Gharib Prison.

They killed too many and stayed too long. No quarter!

Can't believe it was possible that over forty men could be killed with one mag of 30 cartridges. I do think other solders helped the guy

Patton: Kill each and everyone of those bastards with no mercy! West and Compton: Say less *Commits war crimes* Patton: Wow, that's messed up. West and Compton: Hold up, this whole operation was your idea.

Fun Fact: Jane Fonda willingly offered her speeches and anti-war music to the North Vietnamese so that it could be played in the Hanoi Hilton cells.

Remember it's not a War Crime the first time 🧐

... so a sniper can kill an infinite number of opposition forces, but as soon as he puts his hands up, he's a pow and his life has to be respected? That sounds dumb AF.

Dunno if this one showed up here but a couple came in my mind The Tukhchar massacre, Chechclear and reports of chechens (or someone similar) gutting and tying up prisoners to each other using their intestines.

So, Yamashitka had hundreds murdered, then, RIGHT before he is killed, he says "Thank you for treating me respectfully, despite the fact I'm a war criminal."

My Grandpa was in the bataan march He escaped by Acting dead when they lined them up to shoot He time just right and dropped to the ground right before the bullet hit him

It's been 80 years, yet if you listen closely you can still hear Patton thinking "oh crap, I screwed up now. Need to come up with something quick" before saying "nnnnaaaaahhhh, you're overexaggerating the whole thing. Let's just cover it up, alright?😊"

Tbagging the enemy is considered warcrime

Biscari Massacre: Officer gets off Scott free, Enlisted Soldier gets imprisoned and reduced rank. That type of Justice still exists today. It’s better to have a college degree and become an officer than go in at 18.

My great uncle was a POW at the Hanoi Hilton. Jeremiah Denton. He’s the reason the US knew the Vietnamese were torturing Americans.

As a US Marine stationed in Japan right now, this video makes me feel sick to my stomach.

Never surrender to the Japanese. Ever.

You have to relate how Bush Senior ordered to exterminate 60.000 thousands Iraqi soldiers on the high- way on their way to leave Kuwait, after Iraq and USA signed a cease-fire , and this , by all laws the most horrible and coward war crime, not 40 Italian soldiers , but 60.000 soldiers in one night

Lieutenant Clark Kent lol. It's good that despite everything they were still able to retain a level of humor

There is a difference between committing acts in the heat of battle or just after when the red mist is down and when it is co-ordinated by officers after the fact. When it is instigated by officers after the fact it is unforgivable.

What I did appreciate is that it showed Allied war crimes too, because they weren't exempt of that either.

These were savage💯

Caption made it sound like it was the dopest war crimes ever

My Japanese great grandfather was a translator in the Bicol region, his unit burried one of the yamashita treasure together with some Filipinos for manpower. After the war he went back to the Philippines(the first Japanese immigrant after the war) to lived with his wife(Filipino), he met Marcos and ask him to find the treasure but he said he doesn't know the exact location because he didn't saw the map. But Marcos convinced him and gave him resources for the treasure hunt, after a year he gave up because he felt guilty with no result but his team continues to find the treasure.

fun fact: the biscari massacre isn't even mentioned once in school history books.

Moments before his execution, Yamashita said: “My wealth and treasures? If you want it, you can have it! Search for it! I left it all at that place!”

Great video as always! I'd be really interested in countries history ✨😎‼