Ichi Kyu Yon Go Uranai Mori to No Shinjitsu Shonen Sensha Hei Ga Mita Saigo No Senjo (PHP Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Late at night on August 17, 1945, after the war had ended. The Soviet Union launched an invasion of the northernmost island in the Kuril Islands, aiming to occupy the Kuril Islands and Hokkaido. Against this outrage, the Japanese army dared to counterattack. As a result, they lost about 300 men, including Sueo Ikeda, a regimental commander who led a tank unit, but inflicted about 3,000 casualties on the Soviet forces and stalled their invasion. If not for that battle, Hokkaido would have been occupied by the Soviet Union, and the postwar period of Japan might have been very different. However, the men who fought so hard were sent to Siberia, where they struggled even more.... The unknown truth emerges from the valuable testimonies.

終戦後の昭和20年8月17日深夜。ソ連は千島、北海道の占領をめざし、千島列島最北端の占守島への侵攻を開始する。この暴挙に対し、日本軍は敢然と反撃。結果、戦車部隊を率いた池田末男連隊長はじめ約300名の戦死者を出すものの、ソ連軍には約3000名の損害を与え、侵攻を足止めした。もし、その戦いがなければ、北海道はソ連に占領され、日本の戦後は大きく変わっていたかもしれない。だが奮闘した男たちは、シベリアに送られ、さらに苦闘を重ねることになる...。貴重な証言から浮かび上がる、知られざる真実。