Hatazo Adachi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hatazo Adachi, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Japan.

7 records1942–19476 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Commander of Eighteenth Army23 November 1942

Warfare / Military · Commander of Eighteenth Army

Appointed Commander of the 8th Army in New Guinea

Commander of Eighteenth Army23 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighteenth Army

Appointed Commander of the 8th Army in New Guinea

1944

Evacuation1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighteenth Army · Huon

Evacuates 14,000 from the Huon Peninsular early 1944

1945

Result of Surrender of Japanese Eighth Army13 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

The Japanese Eighth Army ceases resistance with only a fraction of its original strength remaining.

Surrender of Japanese Eighth Army13 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

Surrenders the 8th Army with only 13,500 from an original 65,000

1947

Suicide1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

Sentenced to life imprisonmentfor war crimes then commits suicide

Trial1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

Sentenced to life imprisonmentfor war crimes then commits suicide

Titles and roles

Commander of Eighteenth Army · Lieutenant General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.