Hiroo Onoda
Also known as Onoda Hiroo
Japans militair (1922-2014)
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Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese military officer who famously continued fighting World War II alone in the Philippine jungle for nearly 30 years after the war ended in 1945, refusing to believe Japan had surrendered. His extraordinary story of isolation and persistence makes him a remarkable historical figure who challenges our understanding of loyalty, warfare, and how long someone can resist accepting reality.
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- No Surrender
- Waga Rubantō no sanjūnen sensō
- Waga kaisō no Rubangutō
- Waga Burajiru jinsei
- Dakara Nihonjin yo Yasukuni e ikō
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Hiroo Onoda (Japans: 小野田 寛郎, Onoda Hirō) (Kainan, 19 maart 1922 – Tokio, 16 januari 2014) was een Japans militair die vooral bekend werd doordat hij zich bijna dertig jaar na de Tweede Wereldoorlog nog ophield in de jungle van het Filipijnse eiland Lubang omdat hij weigerde te geloven dat de oorlog was beëindigd.
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1922 births2014 deathsAftermath of World War II in the PhilippinesFormerly missing Japanese peopleFugitives wanted by the PhilippinesImperial Japanese Army officersImperial Japanese Army personnel of World War IIJapanese autobiographersJapanese emigrants to BrazilJapanese expatriates in the PhilippinesJapanese holdoutsJapanese murderers