(04) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 4/5

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The Battle of China(1944) was the sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It describes the modern history of China, with the founding of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen, and leads on to the Japanese invasion. The invasion of China is explained in terms of the four-step plan for Japanese conquest, mentioned in the Tanaka Memorial.
"Here was their mad dream. Phase One - the occupation of Manchuria for raw materials. Phase Two - the absorption of China for manpower. Phase Three - a triumphant sweep to the south to seize the riches of the Indies. Phase Four - the eastward move to crush the United States.".
Special attention is paid to Japanese atrocities such as the bombing of Shanghai and the Nanking Massacre -- the film includes graphic film footage of the Nanking atrocities. The film mentions a Nanking massacre death toll of 40,000 -- far lower than modern estimates; the true death toll was unknown at the time.
The mass westward migration associated with the moving of the Chinese capital to chochung, and the construction of the Burma road are also covered, and the film concludes with overview of the Chinese victory at the Battle of Changsha.
The Chinese communists are never explicitly mentioned, but are implicitly acknowledged with a discussion of Chinese guerrilla warfare behind the Japanese lines.
The introductory maps shown in the film show China as including Outer Mongolia andTanna Tuva, as they are, to this day, constitutionally claimed by the Republic of China, but not claimed by present-day People's Republic of China.

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[sweeper1977]

China was NOT conquered. Japanese advanced to Hunan province and after a series of bad defeats there Japs literately lost the ability to take over the entire China.

[spidermanlol]

those japanese look like freak!

[shyamranger]

it may be propaganda for Americans but all the things happening in this video is true.

[cheetoman23]

anyone know the music at 3:20?

[GCarty80]

@Victorvanbaron

It's "Bydlo" from Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures of an Exhibition".

[GCarty80]

@singrider

Firstly, the A-bomb wasn't ready in time to use against the Nazis.

As for Hirohito retaining his throne, it was because the Americans were scared that killing him might allow the Commies to take over Japan.

[undertakerRach]

照片都是捏造的.

埋葬紀錄也是捏造的(崇善堂的都是捏造.紅卍字会的4萬-5萬左­右才對).

就是南京大屠殺的是4萬左右.但是大概99%是戰死.100個人­左右的女生跟小孩的被害者也有. 我希望中國政府承諾自己的捏造. 日中戰爭的原因很複雑。

因為中國對英國輸了.發生義和団事件了.駐留権給外國軍隊.

3000-5000左右的日本軍去了中國.那個時候中國是內戰的­時候.

共產軍的劉少奇自己說,他們用北京大學生引起七七事変(戦史政治­課本.當時的共產軍的資料).劉少奇成功引起在日本軍跟國民軍的­戰爭。

幾個證言都是中國政府叫很可憐的中國奶奶,爺爺說謊,表演.

他們的證言每次都有矛盾.而且一次也沒有檢查他們.

中國政府真的喜歡這種戰法. 從三國時代沒有變.

The Nanking Massacre was a false story!

[Tetraglot]

Bydlo...?

[Tippersnore]

China was conquered by Mao.

[Mahacanda]

@Victorvanbaron

If you find out, will you let me know? I absolutely love it.

[Victorvanbaron]

can someone please tell me the music at 1:46 and onwards?