File:Japanese shooting blindfolded Sikh prisoners.jpg

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English: ATROCITIES CARRIED OUT BY JAPANESE FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

WAR OFFICE, CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND AMERICAN SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION

Japanese soldiers shooting Sikh prisoners who are sitting blindfolded in a rough semi-circle about 20 yards away. Four photographs found among Japanese records when British troops entered Singapore. Picture number 3 (here) shows:- The shots ring out. Some appear to be near misses, and none at this stage appear to be fatal.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph SE 4819 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
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