Otozō Yamada (山田 乙三, Yamada Otozō, November 6, 1881 – July 18, 1965) was a career officer, convicted war criminal and general in the Imperial Japanese...
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Japanese politician Otozō Yamada (山田 乙三, 1881–1965), Japanese general Reiji Yamada (山田 玲司, born 1966), Japanese manga artist Reirin Yamada (山田 霊林, 1889–1979)...
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1939 – July 18, 1944 Monarch Shōwa Preceded by Kenkichi Ueda Succeeded by Otozō Yamada Personal details Born (1882-01-04)January 4, 1882 Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture...
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Military Training Hisaichi Terauchi: Inspector General of Military Training Otozō Yamada: Office of Cavalry Training (Inspectorate General of Military Training)...
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August 1945. The final commanding officer of the Kwantung Army, General Otozō Yamada, ordered a surrender on August 16, 1945, one day after Emperor Hirohito...
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Among those accused of war crimes, including germ warfare, was General Otozō Yamada, commander-in-chief of the million-man Kwantung Army occupying Manchuria...
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glanders germs, and 100 kilograms of redrust germs in a single year.: 329 Otozō Yamada, Direct controller, 1944-1945: 232 Lieutenant General Takahashi, Chief...
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Dairen Governor • 1905–1912 (first) Ōshima Yoshimasa • 1944–1945 (last) Otozō Yamada Historical era Empire of Japan World War II • Treaty of Shimonoseki 17...
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Lüshun). The Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, under General Otozō Yamada, was the major part of the Japanese occupation forces in Manchuria and...
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Aug 1945 Succeeded by Sadamu Shimomura Military offices Preceded by Otozō Yamada Commander, General Defense Command Dec 1941 – Apr 1945 Succeeded by none...
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Germans. The Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, under General Otozo Yamada, was the major part of the Japanese occupation forces in Manchuria and...
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which developed biological weapons. Friedrich Paulus Hans Boeckh-Behrens Otozō Yamada Fumitaka Konoe, the eldest son and heir of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe...
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biological warfare in the Korean War. 25 years imprisonment: General Otozō Yamada (born 1881), former Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army (released...
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Division May 1936-August 1937 Succeeded by Sōbu Yamamuro Preceded by Otozō Yamada Commander of 3rd Army December 1938-September 1939 Succeeded by Kamezo...
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Commander, Central China Expeditionary Army Feb 1938 – Dec 1938 Succeeded by Otozō Yamada Preceded by Toshizō Nishio Commander-in-Chief, China Expeditionary Army...
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Emperor Shōwa Hideki Tōjō Shunroku Hata Yasuji Okamura Prince Kotohito Otozō Yamada Hajime Sugiyama Strength 14,000,000 total Chinese Nationalists: (including...
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Japanese Army Academy, largely at the recommendation of Kenji Doihara and Otozō Yamada, who shared his misgivings about the Pacific War. Ushijima felt that...
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commander General Otozō Yamada told Puyi that the Soviet Union had declared war on Japan and the Red Army had entered Manchukuo. Yamada was assuring Puyi...
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Pingfang and Changchun were overrun by the Red Army. However, General Otozō Yamada, Commander of the Kwantung Army had already ordered the destruction and...
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Imamura August 21 August 21 Japan All forces in Manchuria 1,950,479 Otozō Yamada August 22 August 22 Japan All forces on Mili Atoll c. 2,282 Navy Captain...
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imprisonment Kikuchi Norimitsu – Guilty, sentenced to two years' imprisonment Otozō Yamada – Guilty, sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment Kajitsuka Ryuji – Guilty...
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Inspector General for Military Training, which was then under General Otozō Yamada. From July 1, 1942 to May 19, 1943, he was Chief of Staff of the Japanese...
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defeat of the Kwantung Army. On 17 August its commander-in-chief, General Yamada, invited the Soviet command to begin negotiations on a cessation of hostilities...
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Far East Front Army. On the 18th, the commander of the Kwantung Army Otozō Yamada did not reply to Meretskov's telegram requesting him to surrender. Meretskov...
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imprisonment in 1948, and died of cancer in prison the following year. Otozō Yamada was the final Commander of the Kwantung Army from 1944 to 1945. Taken...
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of waging a war of aggression and sentenced to life in prison in 1948 Otozō Yamada (1881–1965), Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, sentenced to 25...
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General Army Apr 1945 – Sept 1945 Succeeded by Kenji Doihara Preceded by Otozō Yamada Inspector-General of Military Training Jul 1944 – Nov 1944 Succeeded by...
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Name From To 1 General Otozō Yamada 7 July 1941 9 December 1941 2 Field Marshal Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko 9 December 1941 15 April 1945...
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1938 22 General Toshizō Nishio 30 April 1938 14 October 1940 23 General Otozō Yamada 14 October 1940 18 July 1944 24 Field Marshal Hajime Sugiyama 18 July...
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counterintelligence organs. On August 9, Kwantung Army supreme commander, General Otozō Yamada, informed Puyi that the Soviet Union had violated the Soviet–Japanese...
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