Motoko Mizunashi
Full name: Mizunashi Motoko (Motoko Mizunashi) Year of birth and death: Taisho 12 - Heisei 17 (1923 – 2005) Biography: Born into a Samurai family who worked for the Imperial Japanese army since the Meiji period, Motoko inherited the family's courage, courage and valuable traditions. After the signing of the "Treaty Against International Communism" in 1936, as an excellent student, Motoko was sent as an exchange student to Germany and received a scholarship from the Militärmagd-Ausbildungsschule des Academy. Dritten Reiches after graduating from high school in Germany (1941). Because she could not return to her hometown due to the world war, she immediately agreed. As an international student from an allied country, Motoko was assigned extremely safe tasks such as escorting and protecting. With her bravery and talent, she gradually rose to the rank of escort company commander. of the Dienstmädchen-SS unit. During the final days of the Third Reich, despite requests to secretly leave Germany and return to Japan, Motoko still decided to stay and fight until the last moments. Because she was an international student and was not assigned inhumane tasks, at the war crimes trial Motoko was found innocent and was only placed under house arrest for 4 years. In 1949, she was supported by the newly established ,West German government, to return home. In Japan, with her knowledge and experience working in the Dienstmädchen-SS unit, Motoko published a number of books recounting those things and this helped her become extremely famous in Japan. She used the money to write books for charity to help people in difficulty after the war. In 1989, Motoko was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class, by the Japanese Royal Family. She died in 2005 at her home. Motoko's funeral was visited by many veterans of the same unit. Viewpoint: 「仲間たちがあんなに苦しむのを見るくらいなら、私は敵の手で死ぬほうがマシだ。」