Home front during World War II
Civilian Sentiment and Government War Efforts
Table:
Number of Japanese Soldiers that Deserted or Defected[117]

Year

1939

1943

1944

Defectors

669

20

40

Deserters

669*

1023

1085

Looking at the table titled Home front during World War II — section "Civilian Sentiment and Government War Efforts", answer the following question with a short sentence: How many defectors and deserters were in 1939? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: 669 is the number of deserters and defectors in 1939.