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North Japan Soviet Union | South Japan United States |
Utsunomiya is the capital and the most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Utsunomiya in Joe Steele[]
Utsunomiya became part of the US puppet state South Japan after World War II. It was the site of a pitched battle between the invading North Japanese Army and the United States Army.[1] The U.S. Army able to stop North Japan's momentum, and begin pushing them back eventually to Sendai north of the old demilitarized zone along the Agano River.[2]
Sgt. Mike Sullivan's company was part of the American forces stopping the North Japanese advance at Utsunomiya.[3]
Literary Note[]
In the short story it was U.S. Marines that stopped the advance rather than the Army. Also, the invading North Japanese were driven off Honshu to Hokkaido.
References[]
- ↑ Joe Steele, pgs. 355-358, HC.
- ↑ Ibid., pgs. 366-367.
- ↑ Ibid., pgs. 355-358.
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