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JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL TAKUNADA. SEPTEMBER 1945, HONG KONG

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JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL TAKUNADA. SEPTEMBER 1945, HONG KONG
Submitted by Klaus
Authors: 
Imperial War Museum
Tags: 
Japanese ww2
war crimes

From the ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION.

Description:

Colonel Takunada, holding his trousers up because his belt was taken to prevent running, infamous Commandant of the POW camps in Hong Kong being taken back to gaol after he had been charged with being a war criminal. Known to the prisoners as "The fat, near white Pig", he is being held in a Civil Gaol pending investigations.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, September 1, 1945
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Fri, 2019-08-16 12:56.

Is this one of the doors of the Peninsula Hotel? The stonework to the side of the doorway looks similar to this modern view:

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2019-08-16 13:23.

The HMS Vengeance website is a good resource for events relating to August/September 1945 . The Peninsula Hotel Is mentioned as noted: https://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/vengcrew6.htm

Submitted by David on Sun, 2019-08-18 15:35.

Thanks Moddsey. That page shows the same photo, with the note that Takunada is "leaving the Peninsula Hotel".