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How Russian 'Samurai' fought for Japan in World War II! (VIDEO)
Gateway to Russia
Nov 12 2026
History
They may well have been the only Europeans to voluntarily go and fight for the creation of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" under Japanese leadership.
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