To avoid needless violence and civilian deaths,[citation needed] and to preserve as large a force as possible to continue defensive operations in rural Luzon, Imperial Japanese Army General Tomoyuki Yamashita had insisted on a complete withdrawal of Japanese troops from Manila. However, this was not realized because of objection in imperial headquarters. 10,000 marines under Vice Admiral Iwabuchi Sanji remained in Manila along with some IJA stragglers
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dbkwik:resource/Dvv_0f2ucu9W_lyFAQ1Qug== | 5.88129e-14 |
dbr:Manila_massacre | 5.88129e-14 |