The commander of the Russian garrison of Port Arthur, General Stoessel, and the Japanese commander, General Nogi (sitting in the center) after the surrender of the fortress.
The commander of the Russian garrison of Port Arthur, General Stoessel, and the Japanese commander, General Nogi (sitting in the center) after the surrender of the fortress.
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It was WW1 level of insanity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Port_Arthur
Nogi was, if I am to go full Reddit, a *pretty hardcore dude*
> In the Russo-Japanese War, he captured Port Arthur but he felt that he had lost too many of his soldiers, so requested permission to commit suicide, which the emperor refused. These two events, as well as his desire not to outlive his master, motivated his suicide on the day of the funeral of the Emperor Meiji.
Rest in peace, alot of good young finnish kids were lost in this war, for the sake of russian imperialism