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A reader of DKBNews submitted biographical details about the soldier in the image, including his name, date of birth, captures, release and death, along with his settlement in
Illinois after the war. However, despite the journalist's request for sources, none was provided. The article also noted that it is impossible to determine if the person in the photo is Yang, since there were four Koreans described by Brewer. In December 2005, in response to the image that was widely circulating on the Internet, the
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documentary that focused on his case concluded there was no convincing evidence of his existence. Historical author Martin K. A. Morgan goes further and says that "Yang
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979:"Dismay and loneliness is written on the face of this young Japanese man, wearing a Nazi uniform, in a roundup of German prisoners on the beaches of France. The Japanese man is giving his name and number to an American Army captain"
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786:Park, Yong-bae (December 6, 2002).
559:landings in northern France by the
1156:People whose existence is disputed
997:Rapold, Nicolas (April 19, 2012).
539:to serve in a battalion of former
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626:business, which caused backlash.
580:506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
472:Author Steven Zaloga in his book
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811:"이 한장의 사진: 민족의 비극 그러나 강인한 민초…"
809:Oh, Na-ra (January 23, 2004).
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367:) is purported to have been a
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190:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
502:Battle of Khalkhin Gol
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900:The Second World War
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468:Purported biography
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798:on April 20, 2005.
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545:Cotentin peninsula
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835:Rapold 2012
747:Morgan 2014
705:Zaloga 2013
686:Beevor 2012
636:Lauri Törni
624:real estate
614:In 2018, a
551:, close to
524:during the
482:conscripted
303:Yan Kyonjon
220:Korean name
154:German Army
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1120:Categories
1061:August 15,
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847:Breen 2018
662:References
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462:Osttruppen
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