The Snapshots in Time Collection

Annotated Battlefield Photograph with Hand-Drawn Tactical Overlay, North China, WWII Era

Annotated Battlefield Photograph with Hand-Drawn Tactical Overlay, North China, WWII Era

This annotated photograph shows two Japanese Army officers surveying the hillside battlefield in Shanxi Province, China, where Army Infantry Sergeant Yonekura Toshiro was killed in 1939. Hand-drawn red and blue markings tracing enemy positions and the line of attack transform this field photograph into a personal tactical map, prepared by his commanding officer to convey to the soldier's family precisely how and where he fell in the 'Third Period Pacification Battle.' Project: 218280