INDIANA SOLDIERS & SAILORS

Allied countries of World War II indicted 25 persons as Class-A war criminals and 5,700 persons were indicted as Class-B or Class-C war criminals. Of 984 condemed to death 920 were executed, 475 received life sentences, 2,944 received prison terms, 1,018 aquitted and 279 were not brought to trial

 

Of these, 984 were initially condemned to death, 920 were actually executed, 475 received life sentences, 2,944 received some prison terms, 1,018 were acquitted, and 279 were not sentenced or not brought to trial. These numbers included 178 ethnic Taiwanese and 148 ethnic Koreans.[141] The Class-A charges were all tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as "the Tokyo Trials". Other courts were formed in many different places in Asia and the Pacific.

 

“When Filipinos are to be killed, they must be gathered into one place and be disposed of with the consideration that ammunition and manpower must not be used to excess. Because the disposal of dead bodies is a troublesome task, they should be gathered into houses which are scheduled to be burned or demolished. They should also be thrown into the river.”