Tomoyuki Yamashita Biography and Timeline

Birth of Tomoyuki Yamashita

Birth of Tomoyuki Yamashita, son of a country doctor

Major

Appointed Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

Appointed Colonel

Regimental Commander

Appointed Regimental Commander

Coup

Involved in thw "Imperial Way" coup

Inspector

Appointed Inspector General of the Imperial Airforce

Inspector

Appointed Inspector General of the Imperial Airforce

Role range: 1939-1945

Visit to Berlin

Visits Hitler, no action against the Allies until modernisation of army & airforce

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Singapore

Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Singapore

The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Singapore

The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Malaya

The 25th Army sets sail from Hainan

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Malaya

The 25th Army lands near the Thai border, immediately after Pearl Harbour

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of 25th Army

Appointed Commander of the 25th Army

Battle of Kota Baharu

Lands at Kota Baharu during the invasion of Thailand

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of 25th Army

Appointed Commander of the 25th Army

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Malaya

Commands an invasion of nothern Malaya

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Thailand

Commands an invasion of Thailand

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Japan

The Japanese complete the capture of Malaya

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Malaya

Forces the British back as far as Singapore Island

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Singapore

1st day of the battle to capture Singapore

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Singapore

Launches an assault on Singapore Island

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Singapore

Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner

Role range: 1939-1945

Result of Surrender of Singapore Garrison

Singapore falls to Japan and about 130,000 Allied personnel become prisoners.

Role range: 1939-1945

Surrender of Singapore Garrison

Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of First Army

Appointed Commander of the First Army Group in Manchuria

First Army

Appointed Commander of the First Army Group in Manchuria

Commander of First Army

Appointed Commander of the First Army Group in Manchuria

Role range: 1939-1945

First Army

Appointed Commander of the First Army Group in Manchuria

Role range: 1939-1945

Assumption of Fourteenth Area Army Command

Yamashita assumes command of the Fourteenth Area Army and responsibility for the defence of the Philippines.

Defense of Luzon

Yamashita organizes a prolonged defense of Luzon after concluding that the main American invasion will strike the island.

Role range: 1939-1945

Defence of the Philippines

As Fourteenth Area Army commander, Yamashita oversees the wider defence of the Philippines while the Thirty-Fifth Army fights on Leyte.

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Luzon

Defends Luzon against the Americans

Role range: 1939-1945

Result of Surrender of Yamashita's Japanese Forces

Yamashita's forces enter American custody, ending his command's resistance in the Philippines.

Role range: 1939-1945

Surrender of Yamashita's Japanese Forces

Surrenders to the Americans after belated news of the Emperors death reaches him

Role range: 1939-1945

Result of Surrender of Japanese Forces in the Philippines

Japanese forces in the Philippines formally cease organised resistance.

Role range: 1939-1945

Surrender of Japanese Forces in the Philippines

Signs the surrender of the Japanese forces in the Philippines

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution

Executed for war crimes, 4th anniversary of Pearl Harbour

Role range: 1939-1945

Trial

Put on trial for War crimes in Manilla

Role range: 1939-1945