Japanese troops in Manila, Philippines during Japanese occupation of Philippines and Japanese colonial rule during World War II. Balloons support a huge sign "War Is Over". A truckload of Japanese troops, followed by a line of civilian cars, drives through Manila streets as civilians cheer. Flags flutter near a memorial. Japanese troops stand in formation. Soldiers blow bugles. The soldiers stand at attention. Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma gets off an aircraft and is greeted by an officer. General Homma talks to an officer seated in front of him at a desk. An aide stands nearby.
Japanese victory march at Luneta in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Civilians stand at the side of a road. Japanese troops parade during colonial rule and occupation of Philippines by Japan. Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma reviews the parade sitting on a dais. Soldiers march holding Japanese flags. Women soldiers march. Civilians holding Japanese flags cheer. Civilians with Japanese flags in their hands march. Military officers sitting on the dais watch. Civilians march holding a huge Japanese flag. An officer addresses the crowd. A band plays. An aircraft in flight. People raise Japanese flags and cheer.
Japanese occupation of Philippines in World War 2 and beginning of colonial rule by Japan during the war. Japanese victory march at Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Slide in Filipino reads “Ang parada ng mga Hukbo ng Hapon sa Luneta alang-alang sa kanilang malalaking mga tagumpay” (“The Japanese Army’s parade in Luneta to celebrate their immense victories” in English). Japanese tanks in a row in Luneta Park (Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila). Soldiers blow bugles. Soldiers near the tanks. Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma on a horse followed by other men. They ride past soldiers on foot going in the opposite direction. The General reviews the troops. Cavalry units pass in review. The General salutes. Army vehicles pass in review. Soldiers in formation. Aircraft in flight. Army vehicles roll past cheering crowds standing at roadsides. People wave small Japanese flags. The vehicles move across the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River. Sign over bridge reads “Welcome General Homma Welcome”.
Invasion of Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Japanese airplanes bomb Corregidor. Antiaircraft artillery is fired from the island. Japanese airplanes fly in formation. Japanese troops land. Smoke from bombardment and firing in the area. United States troops surrender. U.S. prisoners of war stand near Japanese soldiers as death march begins. U.S. Army General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright arrives at the surrender conference. The American flag is lowered from a flag pole and the Japanese flag is hoisted.
Activities of people after the invasion of Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. People on the streets around the Rizal Monument (1225 Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila). View of Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila. A theater showing Hollywood movie “And One Was Beautiful” in Escolta, Manila. Japanese soldiers stand outside the theater. People walking on a street. U.S. advertising signs on walls. An advertisement for Camel and Chesterfield cigarettes. Japanese placards on walls calling for Japanese Filipino cooperation. A placard reads: Nippon and Philippines'. Buildings along the sides of a street. Filipino civilians dining outside a café. People ride bicycles on the street. A woman walks with a dog in Manila Bay promenade. Caucasian children playing at the promenade. Mountains in the foreground.
The Imperial Japanese Army in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Japanese Military Commander of the Philippines General Masaharu Homma on horseback. He is escorted by other officials. The General salutes the soldiers. Japanese soldiers stand in a formation and the General reviews them. A Japanese tank in the foreground. Japanese troops, infantry and tanks enter Manila. Trucks and Jeeps loaded with troops drive past on the road during the parade. The General stands on a platform and reviews the troops in trucks, jeeps, and tanks. Japanese bicycle troops advance. An aircraft in flight overhead. A Type 95 Ha-Go light tank. The tanks move on a road and buildings in the background. People stand holding the Japanese flags. Japanese troops advance.