Battotai but you're under heavy fire at the battle of Manila | ww2 Imperial Japan

Every wojak meme video tells a story, in this case a Japanese soldier is under heavy fire at the battle of Manila, also known as Asian Stalingrad "Though my friend got run over by a tank, he had a quick death and didn't have to suffer in this forsaken city" -Imperial Japanese soldier in this video The battle of the capital of the Philippines, Manila began on February 3rd 1945 and lasted until March 3rd 1945. The battle of Manila was such a bloody battle that it was named the Stalingrad of Asia. The United States and Filipino forces fought against the Japanese imperial forces, in which the allied forces won. The Japanese imperial army was weakened by the battle. The song Battotai meaning Drawn Sword Regiment is a Japanese gunka composed by Charles Leroux with lyrics by Toyama Masakazu in 1885 "I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation." -Japanese emperor Michinomiya Hirohito