Thread by @LNationalism

1/4 An extreme rare and widely unknown event of #humanity during the #SmyrnaHolocaust. In #Smyrna, now #Izmir the #Greek and #Armenian #Christian residents were forced to the docks to escape, many though met their deaths, the #Japanese ship Tokei Maru was one of the first to help

2/4 At the time, some Allied warships were in the harbor, along with many merchant ships. But most of them refused to pick up refugees. Amidst all the chaos, a #Japanese freighter was reported to have unloaded all its precious cargo to take on as many refugees as it could

3/4Tokei Maru rescued many #Greeks and #Armenians in the face of Chaos, loss of cargo and reported threats. The bravery of the Tokei Maru and her crew is to be admired, an act of #humanityoverhatred. Smyrna was almost completely burned and it's #Christians exiled and exterminated

4/4by the advancing Turkish Nationalists, to learn more about the #Smyrna #Holocaust, watch #LethalNationalism , support the doc!

#LethalNationalism #GreekGenocide #Japan #Samurai #Ottoman #Film #Documentary #AsiaMinor #Hellenic #Justice #Greek #Support

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