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Masaharu Homma Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Masaharu Homma, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Japan.

15 records1886–194614 events5 places

Chronological biography

1886

Birth of Masaharu Homma1886

Warfare / Military

Birth of Masaharu Homma

1941

Commander of Fourteenth Army1941

Warfare / Military · Commander of Fourteenth Army

Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines

Commander of Fourteenth Army1941

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

Appointed Commander of the 14th Army

Invasion of Philippines1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Fourteenth Army · Luzon

Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines

Siege of Luzon1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Fourteenth Army · Luzon

Commands the attack on Luzon in the Philippines

Landing on Luzon22 December 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General · Lingayen Gulf

Homma's Fourteenth Army lands its main force at Lingayen Gulf during the invasion of Luzon.

1942

Capture of Manila1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Fourteenth Army · Manila

Captures Manila. Allows the Allies time to withdraw & consolidate behind the Bataan-Corregidor line

Dismissal1942

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

Dismissed for breing too pro-western

Fall of Bataan9 April 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General · Bataan

Homma's forces secure Bataan after the exhausted American and Filipino defenders surrender.

Capture of Corregidor6 May 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Fourteenth Army · Corregidor

The Japanese capture Corregidor

Fall of Corregidor6 May 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General · Corregidor

Homma's forces capture Corregidor, ending organized Allied resistance in the Manila Bay defenses.

1945

Arrest of Masaharu HommaSeptember 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arrested by the Americans & tried for war crimes

TrialSeptember 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Tried for atrocities during the Bataan "Death March". Arrested by the Americans & tried for war crimes

1946

Death of Masaharu Homma3 April 1946

Warfare / Military

Death of Masaharu Homma, executed

Execution3 April 1946

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

Executed for war crimes, held responsible for the "Bataan Death March"

Titles and roles

Commander of Fourteenth 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.