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Batangas WWII War Crimes Documents

This page contains transcriptions and information on atrocities committed by elements of the Japanese Imperial Army during the latter days of their occupation of southern Luzon, particularly the Province of Batangas. The transcriptions are from now-declassified documentation of war crimes trials undertaken by the United States Military Commissions. The individual testimonies, in particular, can be cumbersome to read — but they offer a wealth of information on conditions particularly in January to March 1945 when the Japanese embarked on an indiscriminate campaign of killing in the province.

Manila War Crimes Trial US Army
Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila.  Image credit:  U.S. National Archives.

DOCUMENTS FROM U.S.A. v TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA

BILL OF PARTICULARS PROSECUTION WITNESS COURT TESTIMONIES AND DEPOSITION STATEMENTS:
BATANGAS PROVINCE BAUAN CUENCA LIPA ROSARIO SAN JOSE SANTO TOMAS TAAL TANAUAN DOCUMENTS IN EVIDENCE
PARTIAL LISTS OF VICTIMS OF JAPANESE ATROCITIES

DOCUMENTS FROM U.S.A. v MASATOSHI FUJISHIGE, ZENICHI
UEHARA. HAJIME OHNO, GENSUKE TAKAHASHI, KIYOSHI
ISAKA & TOSHIEKI NAKADA

CHARGE & Specifications:
  • Charge & Specifications in U.S.A. v Masatoshi Fujishige, et al.

DOCUMENTS FROM U.S.A v MIKIO TANEICHI, YUZO SAKATA,
TAICHI YAMADA & BUNJI KANTO

DOCUMENTS FROM U.S.A v SHUMPEI HAGINO, CHIYOKICHI FUKUOKA, SHIGERU TAKAHASHI, SHINKICHI HOSAKA, ETC.

CHARGE V SHUMPEI HAGINO, ET AL. PROSECUTION WITNESS TESTIMONIES:
BAUAN TAAL DEFENSE WITNESS TESTIMONY:

FROM THE JAPANESE POINT OF VIEW

U.S.A. v MASATOSHI FUJISJIGE, et al.
Testimonies in Court:
  • Testimony of Bunji Kanto for the Prosecution in U.S.A. v Masatoshi Fujishige, 1945
U.S.A. v. MIKIO TANEICHI, et al.:
Communications: Statements: Testimonies in Court: U.S.A. v SHUMPEI HAGINO, ET AL.:
Statements: Testimonies in Court:

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