Who were tougher soldiers in WW2: Germans or Japanese?

Neither they lost, rip bozos

Without a doubt the Japanese.

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific compaign. 82 days of brutal fighting that left the U.S. was tremendous casualties despite outnumbering the Japanese Imperial Army by almost 3-1.

https://www.google.com/search?q=battle+of+Okinawa+&biw=692&bih=288&sxsrf=AOaemvKPo7YrxJYVLeWPlXD71ZfFwkGEtg%3A1634681739748&ei=i0NvYcP1LOGnqtsP5-KtwAw&oq=battle+of+Okinawa+&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQguEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDoHCCMQ6gIQJzoECCMQJzoFCAAQkQI6BQguEJECOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToICC4QsQMQgwE6BAgAEEM6BAguEEM6EAguEIAEEIcCEMcBEKMCEBQ6DgguEIAEELEDEMcBEKMCOggILhCABBCxAzoKCAAQgAQQhwIQFDoICAAQsQMQgwE6CAgAEIAEELEDUPuLKVj3uilgu8ApaAJwAHgAgAHOAYgB2Q2SAQYxLjEwLjKYAQCgAQGwAQ_AAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

In conclusion, what country did we drop not only one but two Atomic bombs before surrendering?

What country received a conditional surrender?

If you answered Japan - you're spot on! 👍

Whatever. My grandparents are from a country that was neutral. As I see it in the long run China and Asia kicked out the US and UK after 400 years of genocide millions of US, UK, and European militants. Peace at last!

Well, obviously the Japanese were tougher. Deep down, all Nazis are cowards. Just look at their leader. The OP's cute little reference, "Wolf's lair", is what Hitler called the bunker where he spent years hiding out while millions of his minions died pointless, stupid, and well-deserved deaths. Yeah, he was a real "wolf", alright. A real tough guy! Killed himself like a b*tch instead of facing the music when the time finally came.

Did Japan win anywhere near the ground Germany did?

American Army was defeated man-to-man by the Vietnam Army. Historic. Epic. How do Americans feel about being defeated? Was America happy about losing so poorly to Vietnam?

1975 Vietnam cancelled US Manifest Destiny Troops wrote:

American Army was defeated man-to-man by the Vietnam Army. Historic. Epic. How do Americans feel about being defeated? Was America happy about losing so poorly to Vietnam?

No, we weren't happy about it.

But we still crushed your awful, cowardly country in WWII (and WWI).

usual garbage wrote:

German soldiers murdered a lot of civilians. That makes them very cowardly. Probably the most cowardly of any soldiers in the last century.

Not familiar with the Japanese invasion of China?

energeticlotuseater wrote:

usual garbage wrote:

German soldiers murdered a lot of civilians. That makes them very cowardly. Probably the most cowardly of any soldiers in the last century.

Not familiar with the Japanese invasion of China?

For other nations of the world, not U.S., WW2 began in 1930's. Japan invaded Chinese Province of Manchuria, 1931.

energeticlotuseater wrote:

usual garbage wrote:

German soldiers murdered a lot of civilians. That makes them very cowardly. Probably the most cowardly of any soldiers in the last century.

Not familiar with the Japanese invasion of China?

If the number of killed civilians is the most accurate way to measure soldier's cowardice then the duo of Americans and British wins by a long stretch. Carpets bombings of non-military targets and entire German cities was stretched way beyond any military reasons. It was a slaughterhouse of millions of innocent civilians.

Japanese Americans were the greatest of them all.

Japanese holdouts who did not surrender until the 1970s.

https://historyofyesterday.com/never-surrender-they-fought-in-world-war-ii-for-japan-until-the-1970s-a557eb929c05

masterofdisaster wrote:

energeticlotuseater wrote:

Not familiar with the Japanese invasion of China?

If the number of killed civilians is the most accurate way to measure soldier's cowardice then the duo of Americans and British wins by a long stretch. Carpets bombings of non-military targets and entire German cities was stretched way beyond any military reasons. It was a slaughterhouse of millions of innocent civilians.

They were Germans. Is there really such a thing as an innocent German civilian during WWII? I suppose the children were, but that's true of every war.

I think that most reasonable people, with an understanding of what the entire world was facing from Germany, and the nature of the war at that point, understand that everything and everyone was a legitimate military target. This is WWII we are talking about.

Admit it, man. You just hate the US and the UK. It's cool. A lot of Americans even hate the US.

Wolf's lair wrote:

Both German and Japanese soldiers fought in absolute atrocious conditions, conditions that many soldiers in the armies of today would mutiny over. This is most likely due to ideology and general toughness. The Germans had to protect Europe from Communism that was their drive.

The Japanese I'm not too sure on, the pacific theatre is something I'm not too knowledgeable on. I don't want to quote history channel rubbish because I only use reliable sources.

What was the Japanese motivation that achieved such bravery in the battlefield?

Japanese.

I am Filipino-American, and know Filipinos who had relatives who fought in WWII. The Japanese took over our homeland but we fought back.

They were tough soldiers. The Filipinos gave them what they could handle in the islands south of Manila.

The best example of courage is the U.S. in the battle of Leyte Gulf, where the Japanese mistook our escort carriers and destroyers for real carriers (larger) and battleships!

The nonfiction book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour is the first full narrative account of the Battle off Samar, which the book's author, James D. Hornfischer, calls the greatest upset in the history of naval warfare.

WHERE IS THE HOLLYWOOD FILM?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Samar

The Battle off Samar (Filipino: Labanan sa may Samar) was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. It was the only major action in the larger battle in which the Americans were largely unprepared. The Battle off Samar has been cited by historians as one of the greatest last stands in naval history; ultimately the Americans prevailed over a massive armada—the Japanese Imperial Navy's Center Force under command of Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita—despite their very heavy casualties and overwhelming odds.

Admiral William Halsey Jr. was lured into taking his powerful Third Fleet after a decoy fleet, taking with him every ship in the area that he had the power to command. The remaining American forces in the area were three escort carrier groups of the Seventh Fleet. The escort carriers and destroyer escorts which had been built to protect slow convoys from submarine attack had been adapted to attack ground targets and had few torpedoes, as they normally relied on Halsey's fleet to protect them from armored warships.

The A-Bomb wasn’t first tested (July 16, 1945) until after Germany surrendered (May 7, 1945). Facts are facts.

Halsey was a shrewd political operative. That is why he got a 5th star when that should have gone to Spruance.

You read my mind.

Spruance was the Bill Belichick of the US Navy. Cold, analytical and a great mind. But he wasn't as good at playing games with advancement as Halsey, who was kind of a blowhard.