The Archive · 1938

His Troops

17,000 Men Parade During — Birthday Celebrations — Tokyo, Apr

While 150 military planes roared overhead Emperor Hirohito this morning reviewed 17,000 crack tree; at the Yoyogi parade grounds, Taking part in the review, which was held to commemorate the Emperor's 37th birthday, were unit infantry, alty, engineering corps and 150 riks of all descrirtio:

Emperor Hirohito inspected his troops mounted on his favourite horse White Snow. Behind his followed n. Kotaro ura, who ded the troops; General Gen War Minister. and militar taches of foreign embassy in who arched th review, were 9.000 members of families of officers and killed in action in Chi bereaved families came to 1 attend a memorial festival the Yasukuni ne earlier week.—Domei.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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