Otozō Yamada
Japanese officer, war criminal 1881-1965 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Army, serving from the Russo-Japanese War to the end of World War II.
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Otozō Yamada | |
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山田 乙三 | |
Born | (1881-11-06)November 6, 1881 |
Died | July 18, 1965(1965-07-18) (aged 83) |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Trial | Khabarovsk war crimes trials |
Criminal penalty | 25 years imprisonment with hard labor |
18th Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory | |
In office 18 July 1944 – 28 August 1945 | |
Monarch | Hirohito |
Preceded by | Yoshijirō Umezu |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1903–1945 |
Rank | General |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Yamada.