- A colorized photograph (restored) showing a banquet scene in Shenyang (Manchuria), China, in March 1946, featuring Soviet Red Army officers alongside local residents and women. The Soviet occupation of Manchuria began in August 1945, when the Soviet Union launched a massive invasion of the Manchukuo (Manchuria) region, which was then under the control of the Japanese Empire. In a matter of weeks, the Red Army destroyed the Japanese Kwantung Army... Following the Soviet invasion of Manchuria on August 9, 1945, large numbers of Japanese citizens residing in the region sought to repatriate to Japan. Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers oversaw this mass movement and, in October 1945, delegated responsibility to Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare. Kwantung Army, which was supposed to protect the Japanese settlers in Manchuria, quickly retreated and abandoned them. As most able-bodied men had been drafted into the army, the majority of Japanese civilians left behind were women, children, and the elderly, leaving them highly vulnerable to attacks by Soviet soldiers and local Chinese seeking revenge. Regarding the widespread rape of Japanese women and girls by Soviet soldiers, a former Japanese soldier, Wakatsuki Yoshio in his memoir, The Records of Postwar Repatriation, wrote: What word can possibly describe the violence committed by the Soviet soldiers on Japanese women? I can only think of the word “hideous”. The victim could be a girl of twelve or thirteen years old or an old lady of almost seventy years old. These soldiers did not choose the sites where they raped them, in public, in broad daylight, even on snow-covered roads. Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945 left many Japanese women stranded after their male family members were either conscripted or killed. These women, including young girls, endured severe hardships, including gang rape by Soviet soldiers and local Chinese militia groups. In an effort to survive, many were forced to marry Chinese men, either out of necessity or in exchange for assistance in repatriating their remaining family members. Some victims were as young as thirteen. Some victims were held in groups and subjected to repeated rape over an extended period. In some cases, to secure the safety of the group, women were offered to the perpetrators by the Japanese community. Some women were also reported to have voluntarily submitted themselves in an effort to protect their groups, families, or younger peers. After Japan's defeat in 1945, leaders of the Kurokawa Settler Group in Manchuria offered approximately 15 young women (aged 17–21) to Soviet soldiers in exchange for protection. This practice continued from September to November 1945, and some of the women were later offered to Chinese soldiers as well. There were several instances in which Japanese refugees were attacked by Soviet forces and armed Chinese mobs, often resulting in mass killings and mass rape. One well-known example is the Gegenmiao massacre, where 1,800 Japanese refugees who had taken shelter in a Tibetan lamasery were attacked by Soviet troops and armed Chinese mobs. More than 1,000 civilians were reportedly raped and massacred during the massacre. With no protection from Japanese soldiers, Japanese women often had to devise unique strategies to avoid rape. Memoirs from female repatriates describe various escape tactics. Some women hid in attics every night, narrowly avoiding capture or even bullets. Others managed to trap intruders in rooms before fleeing or bribed Soviet soldiers with valuables such as wristwatches to secure their escape. Some women, particularly former geisha and bar workers, voluntarily went with Soviet soldiers in an effort to protect others. These women were referred to as tokkōtai (kamikaze) for their sacrifice. #archaeohistories
- Not only Japanese women but also Korean and Chinese women were raped by various perpetrators in Manchuria. According to British and American reports, Soviet Red Army troops looted and terrorized the local population in Shenyang, a city in Manchuria. A foreign witness described
- Я полагаю английский Гебельс когда сочиняет это яростно мастурбирует. Потому что написано с душой и она очевидно грязная и темная как самый гейский парламент