Yasuji Okamura

Yasuji Okamura (Chinese: 岡村おかむら 寧やすし次じ; 15 May 1884 – 2 September 1966) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, war criminal, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November 1944 to the end of World War II.

Quotes

• Yasuji Okamura, commander of the Japanese forces in China, had this to say about the Chinese Nationalist Army: "The center of resistance was neither the four hundred million Chinese civilians, nor the two million-strong ragtag army composed of local troops. Instead, it was the Central Army, led by the young officers of the Whampoa Military Academy, with Chiang Kai-shek at its nucleus. In numerous major battles, the Central Army not only was the main force engaged in combat, but also oversaw the local troops who were increasingly losing the will to fight. The Central Army kept the local troops from wavering. As seen, training by Whampoa was thorough, and it was impossible to resolve the China Incident peacefully with the existence of such an army.
  • Source:《大本おおもと营陆军部.上うえ》519页
  • Translated from Chinese text: 侵おかせ华日军司令しれい官かん冈村宁次在ざい1939年ねん对国军抗日び的てき评论，他た说："看み来らい敌军抗日こうにち力量りきりょう的てき中心ちゅうしん不在ふざい于四亿中国民こくみん众，也不是ぜ以各类杂牌ぱい军混合こんごう而成的てき二に百ひゃく万まん军队，乃是以蒋介石しょうかいせき为核心しん、以黄埔军校こう青年せいねん军官阶层为主体しゅたい的てき中央ちゅうおう军。在ざい历次会かい战中，它不仅是主要しゅよう的てき战斗原げん动力，同どう时还严厉监督着ぎ逐渐丧失战斗力りょく意志いし而徘徊犹豫よ的てき地方ちほう杂牌军，使つかい之の不ふ致离去而步调一致いっち，因いん此不可ふか忽ゆるがせ视其威力いりょく。黄き埔军校こう教育きょういく之の彻底，由ゆかり此可见......有ゆう此军队存在そんざい，要よう想そう和平わへい解かい决事变，无异是ぜ缘木求もとめ鱼" （摘自《大本おおもと营陆军部.上うえ》519页）。