Shunroku Hata
Japanese officer, war criminal (1879–1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shunroku Hata (畑俊六, Hata Shunroku, July 26, 1879 – May 10, 1962) was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1955.
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Shunroku Hata | |
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畑俊六 | |
Minister of War | |
In office August 30, 1939 – July 22, 1940 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Seishirō Itagaki |
Succeeded by | Hideki Tōjō |
Personal details | |
Born | July 26, 1879 Fukushima Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Died | May 10, 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun First Class Order of the Golden Kite First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure First Class |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1901–1945 |
Rank | Field Marshal (Gensui) |
Unit | Third Army (Japan) |
Commands | 14th Division Taiwan Army of Japan China Expeditionary Army Second General Army (Japan) |
Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War II |
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