Episode 67: The Plight of the Guerrilla Forces in the Philippines in WW2

During World War 2, there were non-Filipinos soldiers who decided not to surrender with some running off to safety and others being cut off in their location at the time of surrender behind the Imperial Japanese Army's line. ​These men chose to serve along the side of their Filipino allies during World War II in the resistance against the Japanese thus becoming guerrillas. This list of men also includes those who were inserted through submarines on various Philippine islands. These men were sent there to conduct different intelligent functions most commonly radio operators or coastwatchers, but they fought with guerrillas and served beside them as well. These Filipino and American soldiers went through inhumanity and deprivation at the hands of the Japanese who were responsible for transporting them. The Guerrillas also fell subject to horrible torture by the Japanese followed by beheading usually after being forced to dig their own graves. References http://www.west-point.org/family/japanese-pow/Guerrillas/Guerrillas-Main.htm https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/MacArthur%20Reports/MacArthur%20V1/ch10.htm http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/guerrilla-war-on-luzon-during-world-war-ii/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/support