Masaji Kitano
Second commander of Unit 731 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masaji Kitano (北野 政次, Kitano Masaji, July 14, 1894 – May 17, 1986) was a Japanese war criminal, medical physician, microbiologist and a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Masaji Kitano | |
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Born | (1894-07-14)July 14, 1894 Hyogo, Japan |
Died | May 17, 1986(1986-05-17) (aged 91) Tokyo, Japan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1921–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | Unit 731, Kwantung Army |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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He was the second commander of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japanese personnel.[1][2][3]