Title
World War two: The funeral of Japanese general Yoshitsugu Sait?, Saipan, 1944.
Caption
World War two: The funeral of Japanese general Yoshitsugu Sait?, Saipan, 1944. Yoshitsugu Sait? (1890 – 10 July 1944) lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. In April 1944, Sait? was appointed commander of the IJA 43rd Division at the time of its deployment to Saipan. Sait?, wounded by shrapnel, committed ritual suicide in a cave at dawn on 10 July, with his adjutant shooting him in the head after he had disembowelled himself.
Date
1944
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A13_259
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,6in x 13,2in / 5277 x 3974 (300dpi)