ires . ▁Due ▁to ▁British ▁man power ▁short ages ▁in ▁the ▁combat ▁against ▁the ▁local ▁resistance ▁f igh ters ▁who ▁sought ▁national ▁independence , ▁J SP ▁were ▁often ▁pressed ▁into ▁combat ▁service ▁alongside ▁British ▁occupation ▁troops . ▁Louis ▁Mount b atten ▁took ▁on ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁into ▁his ▁command ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁Ret aining ▁their ▁w art ime ▁organisation ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁Japanese ▁officers ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁alongside ▁the ▁British , ▁with ▁one ▁Japanese ▁even ▁being ▁recommended ▁for ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁recommendation ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁General ▁Philip ▁Christ ison ▁for ▁Japanese ▁batt alion ▁commander ▁Major ▁K ido . ▁Other ▁examples ▁of ▁action ▁include ▁the ▁Japanese ▁company ▁led ▁by ▁Captain ▁Yam ada ▁ ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁Mag el ang ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁British ; ▁Japanese ▁K em pe it ai ▁( mil it ary ▁police ) ▁used ▁to ▁guard ▁cam ps ▁in ▁B uit enz org , ▁Japanese ▁art illery ▁units ▁used ▁for ▁off ens ives ▁in ▁Band ung , ▁and ▁the ▁B ando eng ▁g arrison ▁that ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁armed ▁Japanese . ▁Japanese ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁Sem ar ang , ▁Am bar awa , ▁Mag el ang . ▁ ▁Being ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁sens itivity ▁and ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁using ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁by ▁force ▁rest oring ▁the ▁European ▁colonial ▁Emp ires ▁against