Yasuji Okamura
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Yasuji Okamura (岡村 寧次, Okamura Yasuji, 15 May 1884 – 2 September 1966) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November 1944 to the end of World War II, and appointed to surrender all Japanese forces involved in the China Burma India theater. He was tried but found not guilty of any war crimes by the Shanghai War Crimes Tribunal after the war. As one of the Imperial Japanese Army's top China experts, General Okamura spent his entire military career on the Asian mainland.[1]
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Yasuji Okamura | |
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Native name | 岡村 寧次 |
Born | (1884-05-15)15 May 1884 Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
Died | 2 September 1966(1966-09-02) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan Republic of China (military adviser) |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1904–1945 |
Rank | General |
Unit | First Infantry Regiment |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
Awards | |
Other work | military advisor, veteran Association, author |
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