台籍日本兵【附五】

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东方日报:战时台湾
"高砂义勇队"秘辛()

最后的“皇军”

 

        日本“靖国神社”风波不断,最近台湾原住民代表由立委高金素梅带队赴日,要求“还我祖灵”,向大阪高等法院陈述,“台湾原住民不是日本人”。靖国神社内有二战台籍兵和军夫的亡灵,与日本侵略者一起受拜祭,荒谬绝伦,有辱中国人。高金素梅三年来已七次组团赴日抗议兴讼,但都无功而返。

        在靖国神社内,有大约二万八千名台籍士兵及军夫的亡灵,他们是二战时被日军驱使上战场的牺牲者。当年日本把这些台兵称为“高砂义勇队”,逾数万人之多,大多数台兵被派往印尼、巴布亚新几内亚、菲律宾等地作战。

        每个成员都被改用日本名,以便易于隐瞒强迫台湾人当炮灰的事实。

        “高砂”是日文,风景美丽之意。一九二三年,当时日本皇太子裕仁(后来的日皇裕仁)赴台湾巡视,以原住民居住地风景秀丽,景观十足日本高砂地方,遂以“高砂”称呼原住民。一九三六年,台湾总督府宣布把原住民“蕃人”改称高砂族,目的在于加强同化,并讨日皇欢心。后来日军征募大批“高砂”青年入伍,称之为“高砂义勇队”。日军战败投降后,毁灭有关“高砂义勇队”资料,企图使这段历史模糊化。战后将近三十年,甚少人注意数以千计台湾菁英战死在西太平洋的岛屿。

        一九七四年十二月,一名印尼军官在摩罗泰岛上发现最后一名活的“日本皇军”,后来又经众多生还者或死者后人口述,才拼凑出“高砂义勇队”的悲惨图象。

        上述在印尼丛林独居三十一年才被发现的日本兵中村辉夫,其实是“高砂义勇队”成员、台湾山胞李光辉。他被发现时赤身如野人,由于与世隔绝三十一年,过非人生活,所住的竹搭小屋,仍有战时所用的三八式步枪、十八发子弹、军用水壶和钢盔等。

        李光辉于一九四三年离开花莲老家上战场,当时二十五岁,一九七四年才被发现,尚不知战事已结束。他走出丛林事件,成为战争史上奇,震惊世界。李光辉是阿美族人,他选择回老家生活。

        几位日本记者循李光辉重返现代社会的线索,发掘台湾原住民战时为日军血溅沙场的秘辛。(一)

 

来源:香港《东方日报》 2005 06 24 /李集慧

http://www.huaxia.com/zt/rdzz/05-045/2005/00334418.html

 

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