1942-04-01

Taiwanese Army volunteer system

Taiwan-wideTaiwan · Japan implemented the Taiwanese Army volunteer system as the war expanded.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. New Fourth Army Incident
  2. Battle of Hong Kong
  3. Pacific War opens
  4. Taiwanese Army volunteer systemCurrent record
  5. Doolittle Raid
  6. Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
  7. Battle of Midway
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Context

The Army volunteer system pushed Taiwan’s mobilization from administrative and cultural assimilation into military service.

Sources and media

Taiwan Governor-General and JACAR wartime mobilization records are linked.

Media

Drafted Taiwanese soldiers during World War IIVisual recordDrafted Taiwanese soldiers during World War IIA photograph illustrating Taiwanese military mobilization under Japanese rule.

Source Trail

Primary SourceArchives of the Taiwan SotokufuOpen sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · 臺籍日本兵出征前 Drafted Taiwanese soldiers during World War II.jpgOpen source