The Central China Front Army of the Japanese Army participated in the " Nanjing Massacre " with a total of seven divisions, of which four divisions participated in full, namely the sixth division of Tani Shouo , and the ninth division of Yoshizumi Ryosuke The regiment, the 16th division of Nakajima Jinzhaowu and the 114th division of Moji Suematsu, this article will talk about the war criminal Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the ninth division of the Japanese army, he and the ninth division under his command. The division has committed unforgivable heinous crimes in China.
Yoshisumi Ryosuke
Yoshisumi Ryosuke (1884-1963) was a native of Mie Prefecture, Japan. In March 1905, he graduated from the 17th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. Itagaki Seishiro , Kimura Hitaro, Ushimaman , Shimomura, Yamashita Fengwen , Yoshimoto Zhenichi, Tanaka Jingichi, Sakai Takashi , Ogisu Ribei , Hashimoto group, Kuroda Shigetaka, Otaka Kamizang and others, and when they graduated on November 25, 1916, there were 56 graduates in this period, of which 7 army generals were born, which is unmatched by other graduates.
As an Army lieutenant when he graduated from the Army University, until he was promoted to the Army Chief, Yoshizumi spent 13 years and became the captain of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division in March 1929. The 1st Division Also known as the "Tokyo Division", it has the 1st, 3rd, 49th and 57th Infantry Regiments of Infantry, and served as garrison missions in the Tokyo area to protect the safety of the Emperor and the capital. The head of the division was Lieutenant General Masaki Jinzaburo, one of the leaders of the "Kingdo faction" of the Japanese Army.
The Japanese army was gathering
1931年8月1日, Yoshisumi Ryosuke was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Division, assisting the new division commander Lieutenant General Lin Xian, and he was transferred on April 11, 1932 after less than a year in office He went to the Directorate of Education to serve as the head of the general affairs department. The Directorate of Education, along with the Ministry of the Army and the General Staff Headquarters, were the three major centers of the Japanese Army.
On December 20, 1932, Yoshizumi Ryosuke was promoted to major general and was transferred to the command of the 36th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division. At that time, the 6th Division had just arrived in Chifeng, northeast of China, to take over the defense of the 2nd Division of , . Each division is the strongest and most effective force in the Japanese Army. At that time, the division commander was Lieutenant General Sakamoto Masemon, and the 36th Brigade under Yoshizumi Ryosuke governed the 23rd Infantry Regiment and Infantry 45th Wing.
On December 2, 1935, Yoshisumi Ryosuke was transferred back to Tokyo and took up the post of the First Division Headquarters. Hori's husband's successor is Lieutenant General Kawamura Kyousuke. The deputy in the Japanese army has no real power. The deputy was originally set up in the army to take over after the death of the chief officer, which is quite similar to the role of the vice president of the United States.
On March 1, 1937, Yoshisumi Ryosuke was transferred to Northeast China again, and was transferred to the headquarters of the Fourth Division. The station was stationed under the Kwantung Army combat sequence. A few months later, the "July 7 Incident" broke out, and Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China.
Yoshisumi Ryosuke
1937年8月26日, Yoshisumi Ryosuke was promoted to lieutenant general and was transferred back to Japan to replace Hasunuma as the commander of the ninth division. When the assistant took office, General Matsui Ishine led two divisions of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army to attack Shanghai. Due to the stubborn resistance of the Chinese defenders, the Japanese General Staff Headquarters sent an additional ninth division on September 11. , The 13th Division, the 101st Division, the Chongdo Detachment, and the 5th Field Artillery Brigade were incorporated into the Shanghai Expeditionary Army's combat sequence.
On September 23, 1937, Ryosuke Yoshizumi and Chief of Staff Nakagawa Guangsuke led the Ninth Division by boat from Osaka, and landed in Wusong, Shanghai on September 27, and threw themselves into the Sino-Japanese Battle of Songhu. The combat sequence of the 9th Division is as follows: The 6th Infantry Brigade of Major General Akiyama Yoshiyuki and the 18th Infantry Brigade of Major General Jing Shuxuanshi are under the jurisdiction of the 6th Brigade. The 35th Infantry Regiment of Zuoyoshi Fujii Sueyoshi; the 19th Infantry Regiment of the 18th Brigade and the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Infantry of the 18th Brigade.
The Japanese army was transported by warships to China
In addition to the above four infantry regiments, the division headquarters also directly subordinated to the 9th cavalry regiment of the sixth chief of Sen Yawu, and the 9th mountain artillery regiment of the chief serpentine Xiu , The 9th Regiment of Engineers of Chief Toshisada Nozhong, the 9th Regiment of the Carriage Corps of Colonel Masanosuke Santamura, the Communication Team, the Sanitation Team, and the 1st to 4th Field Hospitals.
After Yoshizumi Yoshisuke led the Japanese ninth division to land, he joined the 3rd division , the 13th division, and the 101st division to participate in the battle of Liu Xing and Gucun Tangqiao, and fought with the Chinese defenders. The 15th Division, 77th Division, 159th Division, 160th Division, and 13th Division of the Hunan Army fought fiercely. , Dachang and other places fought fiercely with the Chinese defenders. It was not until Yanagawa Pingsuke led the Japanese Tenth Army to land in Hangzhou Bay that the Chinese defenders began to retreat, and the Japanese Ninth Division entered the urban area of Shanghai for street fighting.
Suzhou Railway Station that was bombed
After the fall of Shanghai, Yoshisumi Yoshisumi led the 9th Division and worked closely with Fujita Shin's 3rd Division to continue chasing the retreating Chinese army, and successively captured Taicang, Kunshan, Wujiang, etc. In fact, more than 40,000 Chinese troops rely on Suzhou to resist stubbornly. In order to save time and strength, the Japanese army carried out indiscriminate bombing of Suzhou City, dropping more than 4,200 aerial bombs, causing countless deaths and injuries to residents in the city. The station bombed the most, and the Japanese finally occupied Suzhou City on November 19.
Yoshizumi Ryosuke condoned his Ninth Division, burning, killing and looting in Suzhou. It can be said that he committed all kinds of crimes and it is difficult to describe. The crimes committed by the Japanese army in Suzhou should be the most brutal of the atrocities of the Ninth Division. The slaughter is no less than Nanjing, but the scale of Nanjing is too large and widely known. The Japanese army also held a city entry ceremony in Suzhou Pingmen on November 24. The headquarters of Matsui Ishigen is also located in Suzhou.
The Japanese army held a ceremony to enter the city
On December 1, 1937, The Japanese ArmyThe Central China Front began to attack Nanjing in three directions. As the main force of the 3rd Division stayed behind the Suzhou garrison, Yoshizumi Ryosuke led the 9th Division of the Japanese Army and led the 3rd Division The regiment's 68th Infantry Regiment attacked Nanjing in two directions. The 6th Brigade crossed Taihu Lake all the way, and the 18th Brigade attacked Wuxi along the north bank of Taihu Lake. Tianwang Temple and Chunhua Highway attacked and advanced, and soon hit Chunhua Town outside Nanjing.
After the Japanese attacked Nanjing, the Japanese Army began to attack on December 7, 1937. The 9th Division began to attack the southeast of Nanjing. When it advanced to the Gaoqiaomen area, it suddenly received the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters in Tangshui Town and was surrounded by the Chinese army. The telegram, Yoshizumi Ryosuke couldn't help but be surprised, and immediately dispatched the 2nd Brigade of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the Division Reserve to carry a mountain cannon , divided into more than 20 trucks to quickly rescue, the Japanese army's Shanghai Expeditionary Army headquarters was almost killed by the Chinese army. Destruction is a failure.
The 9th Division of the Japanese Army successively attacked Qiqiao Urn, Zhonghe Bridge, Daxiaochang Airport, and the front line of Tongguang Barracks. By December 9th, Chief Wakisaka Jiro led the 36th Infantry Regiment and took the lead in attacking Guanghuamen, At Tongji Gate , a bloody battle began. Although the 87th Division of the Chinese defenders stubbornly resisted, the city was finally broken by the Japanese army, and Nanjing City fell on December 13.
Schematic diagram of the Nanjing Massacre
Subordinate to the ninth division of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army's combat sequence, under the command of the commander King Asakagami Hatohiko "Massacre", the entire division participated in the "Nanjing Massacre" atrocities, They killed unarmed Chinese prisoners of war and civilians and became one of the culprits behind the Nanjing Massacre. They also participated in the Nanjing Massacre as well as the 6th Division of Tani Shoufu, the 16th Division of Nakajima Jinzōgo, and the 16th Division of Shigeji Suematsu. The 114th Division, which also includes the 68th Regiment of Takamori Yoshimori of the 3rd Division, the Kunizaki Detachment of the 5th Division and the Yamada Detachment of the 13th Division, please keep in mind these culprits who participated in the Nanjing Massacre. And commanders at all levels, to nail them to the pillar of shame in history forever.
Japanese troops massacred Chinese soldiers and civilians on the banks of the Yangtze River
On February 14, 1938, the 9th Division of the Japanese Army was incorporated into the Central China Expeditionary Army's operational sequence. Hata Junroku commanded the Central China Expeditionary Army to serve as an assist. The two major Japanese military groups jointly organized the Battle of Xuzhou and implemented a north-south battle plan to realize the integration of the East China occupation area and the North China occupation area.
The Central China Expeditionary Army crossed the Yangtze River from the 9th Division of Yoshizumi Ryosuke and the 13th Division of Ogisu Libing to the north. The brigades responded separately. The Japanese army advancing north attacked the lines of Outang and Mingguang on the east bank of Chihe River in Anhui, and then advanced to Fengyang and Bengbu. The Chinese army retreated in successive resistance, and the Japanese army was in Bengbu and Linhuaiguan respectively. They crossed the Huai River by force and launched an attack on the Chinese defenders on the north bank. The two sides eventually faced off across the Huai River. Although the speed of the Japanese army's north-south convergence was delayed and delayed, Shouichi and Hata Junroku eventually joined forces at Xuzhou Airport.
Hata Shunroku and Shouichi Temple in Xuzhou Airport for a group photo The 6th Division of Shiro Inaba, the 101st Division of Masaki Ito, the 106th Division of Junrokuro Matsuura and the Hata Detachment were recruited, but at the end of the Wuhan battle, Yoshizumi Ryosuke's 9th Division was also defeated. Incorporated into the operational sequence of the 11th Army, attacked along the south bank of the Yangtze River and cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou line. Until mid-July 1939, the Japanese Ninth Division was transferred back to Japan for rest.
On December 1, 1939, Yoshisumi Ryosuke was dismissed from the position of the ninth division commander, and temporarily stayed in the staff headquarters on standby, but he was not promoted or transferred to a new position at the same level, but was dismissed on December 28. Incorporated into reserve , his military career was completely terminated at the age of 55. Even when the Pacific War broke out and the decisive battle in Japan, Yoshizumi Ryosuke was not reconvened. As for the insider, it is unknown. The resume is also unknown. The time of his death was February 18, 1963. He had won the second-level gold medal for meritorious service before his death.
