White Russian Japanese Unit

[Bruce Pennington]

Came across this REALLY good video on the White Russian unit formed in Manchuria by the Japanese. It's full of tremendous history of the area. Plenty of glimses of swords, too. Manchukuo leader, Pu Yi, had a double-handed kyu that I would love to get my hands on!

 

Enjoy:

 

[Ontario_Archaeology]

He has a lot of great content on his channel and plenty of pictures and videos of swords "in the field" in his videos.

 

Can't help but feel bad for the white Russians, seemed doomed where ever they went.

[Peter Bleed]

Indeed, an interesting post I would not have found. Thanks Bruce.

Peter

[BANGBANGSAN]

White Russian unit hold the Type 32甲 Cavalry sword.

 

 

 

[lonely panet]

Mark does some great working finding the least know parts of history.

 

 

Then making short doco.

[16k]

Didn’t even know the Japanese army had Russians among their ranks. Fascinating.

[Bazza]

Good find Bruce, very "enjoyable"...  The White Russians were a hard-done by lot.  Mmmmmm...  Turbulent and terrible times.

 

BaZZa.

[Peter Bleed]

It may not be relevant, but I find it worth remembering that Russia imported a lot of Japanese rifles in WWI so that lots of fellows would have been familiar with Japanese gear.

P