In Hacksaw Ridge, a US soldier claims the Japanese deliberately targeted combat medics and the wounded. Is this true? Was this sanctioned by Japanese army officials, and was it used in anti-Japanese propaganda? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

In Hacksaw Ridge, a US soldier claims the Japanese deliberately targeted combat medics and the wounded. Is this true? Was this sanctioned by Japanese army officials, and was it used in anti-Japanese propaganda?

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This answer about medics in the war may prove of interest for you.