Elderly Veteran Elaborates on Hidden Military Training for Irregular Combat Operations, Now at 102 Years Old
Secret Guerrilla Warfare Training Facility Uncovered in Japan
In the final years of World War II, a hidden training facility was established by the Imperial Japanese Army in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Known as the Futamata branch of the Nakano school, this secretive institution was dedicated to preparing soldiers for irregular warfare and resistance on the Japanese mainland.
Established around September 1944, the Futamata branch functioned as a branch of the Nakano school, an elite intelligence and special operations training center for the Imperial Japanese Army. The facility's primary role was to train soldiers in guerrilla warfare tactics such as infiltration, sabotage, and survival skills behind enemy lines to resist invasions or conduct irregular warfare.
One of the notable trainees at the Futamata branch was Satoshi Ito, a middle school teacher who was conscripted into the army. He underwent three months of specialized training there, learning infiltration and sabotage techniques as part of the army’s preparations.
The Nakano school as a whole was responsible for training intelligence officers and special operatives. The establishment of the Futamata branch indicates a strategic shift to prepare for guerrilla resistance if Japan were invaded, reflecting the deteriorating war situation by late 1944.
Satoshi Ito, now a 102-year-old man living in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, has expressed strong opposition to war. He refers to himself as a pawn of the military and believes that engaging in war should be avoided, stating "We must never engage in a foolish war."
The location of the meeting room where Ito was summoned for his training is not specified. However, it is known that the interviewers who questioned him were in military uniform. No further action or decision regarding Ito was mentioned in the paragraph.
This specialized training was part of Japan's last-ditch efforts during WWII to defend the home islands using guerrilla tactics if conventional defense failed. The exact purpose of the interview with Satoshi Ito remains unclear from the provided information.
Key Details:
- Location: Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Established: Around September 1944
- Affiliation: Branch of the Imperial Japanese Army’s Nakano school
- Purpose: Specialized guerrilla warfare training (infiltration, sabotage)
- Role in war: Prepare soldiers for irregular warfare and resistance in mainland Japan
- Notable trainee: Satoshi Ito, trained for 3 months in 1944
Photos of the secret Guerrilla Warfare Training Facility uncovered in Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture during recent archaeological excavations have revealed its elaborate interior, designed for the specialized training of soldiers during war-and-conflicts. Today, a 102-year-old Satoshi Ito, who underwent three months of intense guerrilla tactics training at the facility, voiced his firm opposition to politics that lead to war, urging people to remember the atrocities of war-and-conflicts as general-news outlets showcase the facility's rediscovery.
