As we all know, in the history of World War II, Japan was the last fascist country to surrender, and it was those two atomic bombs that finally forced the emperor to read the surrender book. This may make people curious. Although Japan has gradually lost its territory of aggression and the general trend has gone, it is still shouting? 100 million pieces of jade? Slogan, so how many troops did they leave before they surrendered? In fact, a large number of historical experts believe that if it were not for the atomic bomb of the United States, this battle would still be fought. Let's have a good look.

During World War II, Japan had four army groups planned for war zones to defend its homeland? Domestic army? Southeast Asia and Pacific Battlefield? Confederate army? , stationed in the northeast to defend the Soviet Union? Kwantung Army? What about the intruder? China sent troops? .

Let's look at the battlefield in China first. At the beginning of World War II, the Kwantung Army, as the base camp of invasion of China and a solid industrial base in Northeast China, became the most elite unit of the Japanese army, including 13 division and two tank divisions, with a total of 850,000 people. As for China's main rival? China sent troops? The peak value reached 6.5438+0.05 million.

However, on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, with the defeat of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield, the troops continued to go south or transferred back to the local defense. For example, in May 1945, nine divisions were transferred to the Southern Army. As for it? China sent troops? Some of them are deployed more. When the Pacific War broke out, 22 standing divisions were transferred to the Pacific battlefield with 13 and to the Kwantung Army with 1.

In addition, in the later period of the war, the Japanese troops on the battlefield in China were greatly reduced in equipment and quality, and were supplemented by retired veterans or young recruits. At the time of final surrender, the Kwantung Army was distributed in 3 1 division in northeast China and North Korea, reaching 960,000, while the Japanese army surrendered at Okamura Ningji Pass in China was10.056 million, and the Japanese navy had 39,000 members.

1942, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japan began to constantly replenish the strength of the Confederate army. Although they are overconfident in their own strength and underestimate the war potential of the United States, the Japanese do have some dependence and confidence. During the Taipinggou War, the South Army originally had only 10 standing divisions, but with the deployment and replenishment, it expanded to 34.

As for Japan, it is naturally the top priority of Japan's defense, including the northern part of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, with a population of 2.4 million, which are distributed in various important cities, especially near Kyoto and Tokyo, and are densely packed with anti-aircraft guns, making it difficult for allied planes to bomb the hinterland of Japan.

On the whole, before the Japanese surrendered, the total number, including the temporarily mobilized soldiers, reached an astonishing 7 million. After that, let's look at the equipment. China surrendered 680,000 rifles, 60,000 pistols, 29,000 machine guns and 6,543.38+2,000 guns, 383 chariots (tanks and armored vehicles), 6,543.38+5,000 trucks and 6,543.38+0.066 aircraft.

The Soviet Union handed over 700,000 rifles and 4,000 guns to the Kwantung Army. As for the US military, 2.48 million rifles, 8 1 0,000 pistols, 8 light and heavy machine guns 1 0,800 guns, 200,000 guns, 2,970 tanks and 654,380+0,000 aircraft were seized in the Pacific battlefield and Japan. Of course, the artillery planes here include Japanese small Grenade launchers and suicide planes.

It is not difficult to see from these data that even at the last minute, the Japanese arsenal can still maintain a large number of troops to maintain large-scale combat effectiveness, which is why it can last for a period of time if it is not an atomic bomb.